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VFL 28: Killing Fields PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Daniels remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Daniels in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Daniels has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bent blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Bent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bent throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bent is breathing heavily.
Bent attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bent misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels shoots for a double leg takedown but Bent sprawls well. He's pushed Daniels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bent swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Bent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chris Bent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Daniels.
Bent throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Bent misses.
Daniels rushes Bent and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Daniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bent prevents it.
Bent prevents the takedown attempt.
Bent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bent throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Bent misses with the combination.
Bent fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to pull guard.
Bent manages to break the clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Bent circles away.
Bent is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bent misses with a series of wild punches.
Bent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bent is trying to break free.
Bent tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels keeps control of Bent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bent gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bent throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Bent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bent!
Daniels jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bent manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Daniels stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bent swinging wilding here.
Bent just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
Daniels gets to his feet - Bent follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Bent keeps it at a distance.
Bent tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Bent manages to get underhooks.
Bent can't break the clinch.
Daniels fails to pull guard.
Daniels jumps guard and drags Bent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels controls Bent momentarily but Bent frees himself.
Bent has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daniels is on top in guard.
Daniels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bent keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniels stops Bent from standing up.
Bent is working an open guard so Daniels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daniels scores with a takedown into Bent's guard.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels prevents Bent from getting back to his feet.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Bent is keeping the position.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Bent keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Daniels won't allow Bent to get back to his feet.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Bent keeps moving.
Bent is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bent manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Bent misses.
Bent throws a one two combo.
Bent scores with a one two! Daniels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bent.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Bent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bent throws a big shot that misses.
Bent throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Bent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Bent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Bent had a free shot at his head there.
Bent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Bent misses.
Daniels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bent's guard.
Daniels advances to half guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daniels is trying to control the action in half guard but Bent is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to stand up but Bent is controlling the position.
Bent taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
Bent is trying to stand up here but Daniels is controlling him well.
Daniels slips a nice elbow through Bent's hands, connecting with Bent's forehead.
Daniels decides to stand up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Bent circles away.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bent throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bent stuffs the takedown attempt from Daniels. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
Bent misses with a few strikes there.
Chris Bent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bent swivels and escapes.
Bent misses with a hook.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Bent misses
and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bent's guard.
Daniels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Bent holds him up against the ropes and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
Bent breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bent's waist but Bent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.
Bent throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bent slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniels.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bent is working from the bottom.
Bent trying to remain calm as Daniels controls from the top position.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bent to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bent as he avoids it easily.
Bent is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bent's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Bent falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a low kick, right behind Bent 's knee.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Bent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bent is wriggling around but Daniels manages to pass to half guard.
Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
Bent is trying to stand back up but Daniels is controlling him
Bent makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bent misses with the combination.
Bent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chris Bent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Daniels.
Daniels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels drives through with a takedown into guard.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
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.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels gets to his feet - Bent follows without any prompting.
Chris Bent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bent throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Bent.
Bent swinging wilding here.
Daniels gets the takedown into side control.
Bent is pushing Daniels's head away, looking to escape. Daniels manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bent keeps working.
Daniels prevents Bent from escaping the position.
Eddie Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bent is working from the bottom.
Bent is trying to buck Daniels off.
Daniels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bent, who protects the arm well.
Bent tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bent doesn't escape.
Bent is trying to stand back up.
Bent takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bent is keeping busy.
Bent controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels lands a shot to the head.
Bent staying busy and making it hard for Daniels to control.
Daniels connects with a big shot to the side of Bent's head.
Bent has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Daniels looking for the choke from the back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bent holding both Daniels 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bent fending off the submission attempt from Daniels.
I would not like to be Bent right now.
Bent holding both Daniels 's hands and preventing any damage.
Daniels trying to control momentarily.
That's eight 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.
Bent grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bent is keeping busy.
Bent wants to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is landing with strikes from the back.
Daniels is landing with strikes from the back.
Bent holding both Daniels 's hands and preventing any damage.
Daniels is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Chris Bent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Eddie Daniels!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Eddie Daniels!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Eddie Daniels!
Eddie Daniels wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Svoboda!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Svoboda but Svoboda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice defenses there by Svoboda.
A jab from Svoboda does it's job there.
It looks like Rick Franklin has been cut.
Franklin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Lukas Svoboda has been cut.
Svoboda connects with a jab.
Svoboda throws a looping overhand right but Franklin ducks down to avoid it.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svoboda scores with a jab. Franklin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svoboda thuds his right hand into Franklin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Franklin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Svoboda stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklin. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Svoboda circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Svoboda throws the left hand but Franklin avoids the punch easily.
Franklin takes one to the side of the head.
Franklin moves out of range as Svoboda strikes.
Svoboda misses with a looping left.
Franklin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is fighting to break Svoboda's control of his arms but Svoboda is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Svoboda working for a triangle but Franklin defends it easily.
Svoboda looking for a sweep. Not yet Svoboda, not yet.
Franklin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Svoboda keeps moving.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Svoboda is trying to control the position but Franklin postures up.
Svoboda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Svoboda blocks the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Svoboda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franklin trying to hold on to Svoboda's head to control him but Svoboda postures up.
Svoboda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Franklin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Franklin manages to get to full guard.
Svoboda drops back, looking for a kneebar! Franklin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Franklin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Franklin!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda tries to bench press Franklin off him but Franklin keeps the position.
Svoboda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Franklin throws an elbow but Svoboda slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Svoboda is looking to reverse the position.
Franklin trying to control the action but Svoboda is working from the bottom.
Svoboda defending against the ground and pound.
Franklin trying to control the action but Svoboda is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Svoboda tries to bum rush Franklin with a series of wild strikes but Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin tries to clinch but Svoboda moves out of range.
Svoboda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franklin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svoboda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svoboda moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Franklin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Svoboda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Svoboda keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Franklin lands but Svoboda takes it in his stride.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
Svoboda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Svoboda lands a left and a right that sends Franklin crashing to the canvas! Svoboda dives into mount looking to finish!
Oh Franklin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Franklin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Svoboda tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Franklin seems to have got his legs back now.
Svoboda wants to control the pace but Franklin is squirming around nicely.
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.
Svoboda breaks from Franklin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Svoboda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Svoboda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franklin is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franklin is looking to get to half guard.
Svoboda jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Franklin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Franklin and Svoboda has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Franklin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Svoboda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Svoboda wants to take a breather but Franklin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Svoboda.
Svoboda stopping the sweep attempt from Franklin.
Svoboda trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
That's eight 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.
Svoboda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Svoboda trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lukas Svoboda just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin 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.
Svoboda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Franklin controlling from the top position.
Svoboda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Svoboda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Svoboda is on top in guard.
Svoboda looking to sit in guard and control but Franklin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Svoboda working a defensive guard here.
Svoboda keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin postures up in Svoboda's guard and throws a big left but Svoboda blocks it.
Svoboda working for submissions but it's allowed Franklin to get to half guard.
Svoboda is trying to maintain the position but Franklin is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Svoboda dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Franklin tries to clinch there but Svoboda circles away.
Svoboda stuffs the takedown.
Svoboda looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Franklin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Svoboda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Franklin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Franklin prevents Svoboda from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Franklin.
Svoboda is looking to get to half guard.
Svoboda wants to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Svoboda is working to get back to half guard.
Svoboda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Svoboda working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Svoboda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Franklin trying to control the position.
Franklin is pulling down on Svoboda's head to control his posture.
Svoboda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franklin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Franklin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Svoboda is not content to let Franklin control the position.
Svoboda keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Svoboda is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Franklin pulls his head out easily.
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.
Franklin wants to control but Svoboda is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svoboda.
Franklin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Franklin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Franklin trying to pass the guard but Svoboda defending well.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svoboda defending well though.
Franklin is tying to control. Svoboda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rick Franklin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svoboda's head.
Franklin controlling the action here.
Franklin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Svoboda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Franklin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svoboda is fighting off a takedown attempt but Franklin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Svoboda to the mat. Svoboda regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Franklin stopping the sweep attempt from Svoboda.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Svoboda is on top in guard.
Svoboda is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Franklin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Franklin has escaped and now he's on top!
Franklin is stalling in the full guard.
Franklin trying to control but Svoboda is working from the bottom.
Franklin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin trying to control but Svoboda is working from the bottom.
Franklin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svoboda wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Svoboda misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rick Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svoboda cracks a nice hook into Franklin's ribs.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svoboda throws out the jab.
Franklin fails with the takedown.
Svoboda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svoboda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Svoboda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Svoboda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Franklin. Svoboda shrugs it off though.
Svoboda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Svoboda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svoboda looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Svoboda lands a nice shot that snaps Franklin's head back.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Svoboda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Franklin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Svoboda, pushing him back against the ropes.
Franklin pulls guard successfully.
Franklin is looking for a triangle but Svoboda pushes his legs off easily.
Franklin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Svoboda from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Lukas Svoboda!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diefendorf comes to the ring accompanied by Dr. Feelgood. Wendell Diefendorf has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wendell Diefendorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jokke Mela!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela walks into a stiff left hand from Diefendorf.
Mela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diefendorf.
Mela is rocked!
Diefendorf throws out a loose jab but Mela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mela is still on wobbly legs! Can Diefendorf finish him?
Diefendorf misses with a looping right.
Diefendorf throws a sloppy head kick and Mela moves out of range easily.
Mela misses with a body shot.
Mela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mela seems to have recovered his senses.
Mela misses with a low kick as Diefendorf jumps back.
Diefendorf drops Mela with a big left hand! Mela is injured, injured bad! Diefendorf jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wendell Diefendorf!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody comes to the ring accompanied by Can't be Touched. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Kesler!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kesler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cody as he jumps to the side.
Cody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cody throws a series of punches but Kesler moves out of range.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Kesler moves out of range easily.
Cody throws a series of punches but Kesler moves out of range.
Cody tries to clinch but Kesler moves out of range.
Cody stuffs the takedown.
Kesler tries to clinch but Cody moves out of range.
Cody's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cody duly obliges.
Kesler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cody tries to avoid it but Kesler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cody to the ground. Cody escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bruce Cody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Kesler.
Cody is looking to clinch.
Kesler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kesler wants to stand up but Cody has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cody is looking for a sweep. Kesler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kesler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cody manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody is trying to control the position but Kesler postures up.
Cody 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.
Cody wants to stand up but Kesler is controlling him.
Kesler wants to pass the guard but Cody is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cody tries to clinch up.
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.
Cody misses with a double jab.
Cody is breathing heavily.
Kesler stuffs the takedown.
Kesler throws a nice looking combination but Cody bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Kesler moves out of range easily.
Cody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kesler.
Kesler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kesler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cody, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cody breaks from the clinch.
Kesler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce Cody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kesler misses with a two punch combination.
Cody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Are you kidding me?! Cody ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kesler clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Cody!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Ludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Ludo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Totoy Bato's chin.
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262 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Ludo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Totoy Bato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludo tries to clinch there but Bato circles away.
Bato tries to bum rush Ludo with a series of wild strikes but Ludo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ludo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Ludo.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ludo tries to clinch but Bato moves out of range.
Bato jabs at Ludo's body.
Ludo wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ludo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludo tries to clinch but Bato is having none of it.
Ludo tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bato keeps the fight on the outside.
Ludo tries to clinch but Bato moves out of range.
Ludo wants to clinch up but Bato keeps it at a distance.
Ludo tries to clinch there but Bato circles away.
Ludo wants to clinch.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ludo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ludo lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Bato crumples to the floor! Ludo milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Derek Ludo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Party Down by Reel Big Fish. 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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21
138 lbs
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22
136 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Nelson stalling against the ropes.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Nelson, against the ropes.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson tries to stall but Barrett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barrett clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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.
Barrett tries to break free.
Good control from Nelson.
You can see the frustration on Barrett's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Barrett manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nelson's guard. Nice work there by Barrett.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Barrett tries to pass.
Barrett drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nelson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barrett has Nelson in his guard.
Barrett looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Barrett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barrett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett wants to control but Nelson passes easily into half guard.
Barrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barrett defends it well.
Barrett tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Barrett is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nelson is looking for a kimura here.
Barrett wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson tries to clinch but Barrett is having none of it.
Barrett wants to clinch.
Barrett throws a combination. Nelson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrett shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nelson looks gassed!
Nelson darts in and clinches Barrett up against the ropes.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Barrett jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Barrett around his waist. Barrett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barrett is working for takedown but Nelson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barrett looking for a takedown.
Nelson avoiding damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
Barrett manages to break the clinch.
Barrett moves into the clinch.
Barrett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nelson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barrett throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Barrett throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson tries to clinch up
and Barrett counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson trying to stall but Barrett improves his position.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Barrett stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrett avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barrett blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson lands a nice elbow.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson wants to stall.
Barrett looking for a takedown.
Barrett tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's eight 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.
Nelson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson prevents Barrett from improving his position.
Barrett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barrett has his foot on Nelson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nelson works his way back into a safe position though.
Barrett can't keep his opponent in guard - Nelson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barrett gets back to full guard.
Barrett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barrett, up you get!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson closes the distance but Barrett moves to the side
and Barrett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nelson!
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Barrett wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrett.
Barrett is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roger Nelson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Barrett does no damage.
Aaron Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Barrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrett moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Barrett looks to land a combination. Nelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barrett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barrett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barrett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrett drives through and clinches with Nelson against the ropes.
Barrett tries for a takedown. No joy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
Barrett has Nelson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Barrett.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Barrett blocks with his arms.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson stalling.
Barrett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson is looking to control Barrett's arms but Barrett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Nelson jumps into guard, dragging Barrett to the mat.
Barrett postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nelson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barrett, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barrett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrett looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nelson has picked Barrett up and slammed him! Barrett can't keep hold of the triangle and Nelson manages to pass to side control!
Nelson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barrett some visible discomfort.
Barrett is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nelson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nelson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Barrett to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett tries to roll but Nelson sticks to his back.
Nelson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Barrett's body.
Nelson has the hooks in. Barrett is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barrett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Barrett tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Barrett actively working from the bottom here.
Barrett moves into full guard.
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.
Barrett 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.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nelson has passed into half guard!
Barrett tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barrett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barrett had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nelson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Barrett Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nelson's back instead.
Nelson trying to control the hands but Barrett breaks the grip.
Barrett is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Barrett working for a choke but Nelson reverses nicely into Barrett 's guard.
Barrett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrett, not yet.
Barrett is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Barrett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nelson has passed into half guard!
Barrett tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nelson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barrett looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Barrett tries to roll but Nelson sticks to his back.
That's eight 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.
Barrett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Barrett's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barrett.
Barrett working to try and regain half guard.
Barrett is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Barrett is having none of it.
Barrett is desperately trying to improve his position but Nelson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Nelson.
I think Nelson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Roger Nelson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diomedes Panagiotis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson has chosen Die MF Die by Dope as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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21
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diomedes Panagiotis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Henson. No joy for Panagiotis on that attempt.
Henson takes a swing at Panagiotis's ribcage but misses.
Panagiotis dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Panagiotis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Henson is staying active underneath Panagiotis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Panagiotis decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Panagiotis ducks right into an uppercut from Henson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panagiotis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henson scores with a sloppy right hand. Panagiotis should have avoided that one.
Henson swinging wilding here.
Henson throws a series of punches but Panagiotis avoids them all with ease.
Panagiotis looks for a takedown but Henson sprawls well.
Panagiotis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panagiotis tries for a takedown but Henson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diomedes Panagiotis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panagiotis gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson is trying to stand back up but Panagiotis is controlling him
Henson is trying to get back to full guard.
Panagiotis is trying to control the action in half guard but Henson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henson is trying to stand.
Henson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Panagiotis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henson wants to control but Panagiotis is keeping busy.
Panagiotis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henson defending well though.
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.
Panagiotis has a takedown stuffed.
Henson lands a slapping body shot.
Henson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panagiotis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henson's guard.
Panagiotis is breathing heavily.
Henson pushes Panagiotis off and gets back to his feet.
Henson looks to land a combination. Panagiotis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotis shoots in looking for a takedown. Henson tries to sprawl out of it but Panagiotis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Henson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panagiotis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henson trying to keep a closed guard but Panagiotis is proving a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to sweep but no luck.
Henson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henson keeping moving, preventing Panagiotis from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Panagiotis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panagiotis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henson lands a jab to the nose.
Mickey Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Henson.
Henson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panagiotis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Panagiotis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Panagiotis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Panagiotis wants to clinch
and Henson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotis tries to clinch
and Panagiotis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panagiotis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henson throws a nice looking combination but Panagiotis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henson scores with a sloppy right hand. Panagiotis should have avoided that one.
Henson throws a combination that misses
and Panagiotis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Panagiotis.
Panagiotis content to stall in guard here.
Panagiotis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henson is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Panagiotis wants a takedown.
Panagiotis has a couple of punches blocked by Henson.
Panagiotis lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Henson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Panagiotis's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panagiotis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Panagiotis has a closed guard, preventing Henson from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panagiotis is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson wants to stand but Panagiotis is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diomedes Panagiotis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henson throws a right and a left that Panagiotis avoids nicely.
Henson cracks Panagiotis with a good jab.
Panagiotis slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Panagiotis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henson counters with a left and a right that stings Panagiotis.
Henson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panagiotis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henson!
Panagiotis is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Henson throws a series of punches but Panagiotis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panagiotis with a poor takedown
and Henson counters with a series of strikes. Panagiotis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panagiotis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diomedes Panagiotis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panagiotis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Panagiotis walks into a left hand.
Panagiotis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panagiotis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Panagiotis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henson wants to stand but Panagiotis is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson wriggles free and stands up.
Henson looks to land a combination but Panagiotis avoids it well.
Henson misses with a few strikes there.
Panagiotis with a poor takedown
enabling Henson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henson counters with a left to the body.
Panagiotis dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Henson throws a series of punches but Panagiotis moves out of range.
Henson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Panagiotis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panagiotis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henson is looking to stand back up but Panagiotis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Henson.
Panagiotis stands up and beckons Henson to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson throws a right and a left that Panagiotis avoids nicely.
Henson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Panagiotis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Panagiotis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henson is looking to improve his position but Panagiotis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Panagiotis trying to control but Henson is having none of it.
Henson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Henson bucks up and throws Panagiotis to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Henson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panagiotis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to stand up but Panagiotis isn't so interested in that idea.
Panagiotis trying to control the position from guard on top but Henson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson can't keep his opponent in guard - Panagiotis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henson manages to get to full guard.
Henson is looking to stand up but Panagiotis isn't so interested in that idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotis trying to control the position from guard on top but Henson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panagiotis stopping the sweep attempt from Henson.
Panagiotis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Panagiotis trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Panagiotis.
Panagiotis stops Henson from standing up.
Henson pushes Panagiotis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Panagiotis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Panagiotis does no damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henson counters with a series of strikes. Panagiotis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henson looks to land a combination. Panagiotis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panagiotis.
Panagiotis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henson counters with a straight right hand.
Panagiotis tries to clinch
and Henson counters with a straight right hand.
Henson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henson blocks a head kick by Panagiotis.
Henson is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson tries to bum rush Panagiotis with a series of wild strikes but Panagiotis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mickey Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panagiotis dodges the punch combination from Henson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diomedes Panagiotis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Panagiotis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Diomedes Panagiotis!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Diomedes Panagiotis!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Diomedes Panagiotis!
Diomedes Panagiotis wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Guarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Trey Guarino enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Guarino!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guarino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Graham tries to avoid it but Guarino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Graham to the ground. Graham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graham cracks a nice hook into Guarino's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Graham. No joy for Guarino on that attempt.
Guarino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Guarino is pressing down on Graham's thigh, looking to free his foot. Graham is holding on for now.
Guarino is trying to work for a kimura but Graham is defending well.
Graham wants to stand back up but Guarino manages to pass into side control.
Graham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guarino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guarino tries to advance to mount but Graham denies him.
Graham is looking to reverse the position.
Graham regains half guard.
Graham tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graham won't allow Guarino to pass to mount.
Graham is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Graham avoids the body shot from Guarino.
Graham fails with the takedown
and Guarino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graham's guard.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Guarino drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Graham dives on top into guard.
Graham stopping the sweep attempt from Guarino.
Guarino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Graham trying to control but Guarino is working from the bottom.
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.
Guarino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Graham controls the pace.
Guarino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Graham!
Graham tries to hold on but Guarino postures up.
Graham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graham is working hard here to advance position.
Guarino stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws out a loose jab but Guarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guarino tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graham!
Guarino is rocked!
Graham works over Guarino's head and body with a nice combination.
Guarino is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
Guarino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graham.
Guarino seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Guarino does no damage.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guarino.
Graham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Graham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graham lands a big shot there that rocks Guarino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Graham with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Graham jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Guarino manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Graham working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guarino sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Graham is working for a submission of some sort.
Graham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Graham seems content to control.
Graham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graham is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guarino is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Graham pulls his head out easily.
Guarino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graham scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graham perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Graham working over Guarino with some ground and pound. Guarino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Graham connects with a nice short shot to Guarino's temple.
Guarino is refusing to be controlled, as Graham sits in half guard.
Guarino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graham slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graham lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Graham there.
Guarino is trying to get back to full guard.
Graham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Graham lands with a punch from half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guarino is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Graham pulls his head out easily.
Graham stalling away here and it's allowed Guarino to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Graham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guarino's guard.
Graham tries to free his leg and advance position but Guarino is retaining full guard.
Graham preventing the sweep.
Guarino has an active guard here but Graham has managed to pass into half guard.
Graham drops an elbow to the side of Guarino's head.
Guarino is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Graham pulls his head out easily.
Guarino is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graham is keen to just control but Guarino is a slippery customer.
Guarino tries to roll over but Graham keeps him under control.
Graham lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guarino doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graham.
Alexander Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Guarino.
Guarino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guarino is on top in guard.
Guarino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graham can't keep his opponent in guard - Guarino advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries to get to full guard but Guarino has control of the leg.
Graham is doing well to control the position and prevent Guarino from advancing to side control.
Guarino is looking for a kimura here.
Graham looking for submissions off his back.
Guarino is working for a kimura but Graham is defending it quite comfortably.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guarino is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Guarino preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guarino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guarino scores a takedown into full mount!
Graham has given up his back.
Guarino is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham rolls, trying to escape but Guarino keeps control of the position.
Graham rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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 Alexander Graham will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graham gets caught flat footed, as Guarino shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guarino advances to half guard.
Guarino is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Graham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guarino is looking for a kimura here.
Graham gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graham is on top in guard.
Graham won't allow Guarino to sweep him here.
Graham advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarino sneaks back into half guard.
Graham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Graham wants to control but Guarino is keeping him busy.
Guarino looking for submissions off his back.
Graham passes the guard and advances to mount!
Graham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guarino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guarino is squirming around, avoiding Graham's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarino regains half guard.
Guarino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guarino wants to sweep here but Graham controlling him for the moment.
Graham wants to control from the top but Guarino keeps moving.
Guarino working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Graham has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Graham is looking for a kimura but Guarino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Graham to get the leverage.
Guarino is looking for a sweep. Graham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graham is tying to control. Guarino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Graham trying to mount his opponent but Guarino defends it.
Graham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graham moves into full mount! Guarino won't be happy about that!
Graham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham landing shots from mount.
Graham moves to take his opponent's back.
Graham connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Guarino to escape the position.
Guarino is trapped and Graham is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Graham scores with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Guarino's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Graham connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Guarino to escape the position.
Guarino showing good submission defense here.
Guarino is trying to get back to his feet but Graham has full control of the position and if anything, Guarino has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Graham is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Will Graham go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Guarino manages to reverse the position and now he's in Graham's guard. Nice work there by Guarino.
Guarino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham, not yet.
Graham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guarino drops back, looking for a kneebar! Graham looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Graham looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Graham!
Guarino tries to improve position but can't.
Guarino taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graham tries to score with some ground and pound. Guarino controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Graham scoring with punches and elbows.
Guarino regains half guard.
Guarino works his way to full guard. Good work.
Guarino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Graham won't allow Guarino to get back to his feet.
Graham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Guarino working for a triangle but Graham defends it easily.
Graham won't allow Guarino to sweep him here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Graham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but Guarino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham wants to stand but Guarino is controlling his posture from full guard.
Guarino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guarino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's eight 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.
Graham wants to control from the top but Guarino keeps moving.
Guarino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guarino has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guarino keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Guarino has his foot on Graham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guarino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guarino had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Graham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Guarino Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Graham's back instead.
Guarino is persistently looking for the submission but Graham is defending it well.
Guarino goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Graham escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Guarino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trey Guarino.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Alexander Graham!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Alexander Graham!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Alexander Graham!
Alexander Graham wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lipton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bang Your Head. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lipton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steamboat throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Steamboat drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jackson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Steamboat's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lipton Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edzard Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling comes to the ring accompanied by Gemüseeintopf. David has chosen Braveheart Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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286 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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286 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edzard Ling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark David!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David moves out of range as Ling strikes.
Ling swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
Ling looks to land a right hand but David moved out of range.
David lands a jab to Ling's midsection.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
David scores a takedown into full mount!
David avoids the attempt from Ling to control.
David with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by David.
Ling is rocked!
David loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ling scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from David land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. David stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark David!
Mark David is the new super heavyweight champion!
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