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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uchi Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Hais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Uchi Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Hais!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hais shoots in and drives through. Mata sprawls well.
Hais throws a sloppy head kick and Mata moves out of range easily.
Mata throws a head kick that misses.
Hais is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mata closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hais tries to roll over but Mata keeps him under control.
Hais has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mata. Oh but Hais has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mata goes limp - he's gone! Hais jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vladimir Hais!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sproles comes to the cage accompanied by can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr. Hatton has chosen Blue Moon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Sproles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sproles with that takedown attempt.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sproles tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.
Hatton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sproles is rocked!
Hatton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Sproles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sproles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatton misses with a double jab.
Hatton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sproles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sproles seems to have got his legs back now.
Sproles wants to clinch up but Hatton keeps it at a distance.
Hatton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sproles.
Sproles drops his hands momentarily and Hatton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Sproles with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good exchange - Sproles coming out on top.
Sproles fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Sproles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatton misses with a few strikes there.
Sproles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hatton is rocked!
The ground and pound from Sproles seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hatton is still in real trouble! Can Sproles finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hatton keeps working.
Hatton seems to have recovered his senses.
Hatton wants to get back to his feet but Sproles drags him back down.
Hatton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sproles working the ground and pound but Hatton is defending the strikes.
Hatton wants to control but Sproles postures up.
Sproles trying to control the position but Hatton is working away.
Sproles is trying to ground and pound but Hatton uses the momentary lack of control by Sproles to regain half guard.
Sproles 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.
Hatton is trying to stand back up but Sproles is controlling him
Hatton looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hatton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sproles wants to stand but Hatton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sproles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sproles tries to clinch up but Hatton circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sproles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hatton tries to avoid it but Sproles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hatton to the ground. Hatton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sproles looks for a takedown but Hatton sprawls well.
Sproles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatton is fending him off so far but Sproles persists. Nope, Hatton circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sproles.
Hatton scores with a nice head shot.
Sproles doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatton circles away.
Sproles shoots in and drives through. Hatton sprawls well.
Hatton swinging wilding here.
A combination from Hatton does no damage.
No luck for Sproles with that takedown attempt.
Sproles tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hatton throws a right and a left that Sproles avoids nicely.
Sproles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sproles tries to clinch up.
Sproles takes a swing at Hatton's ribcage but misses.
Sproles misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sproles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hatton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sproles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hatton tries to avoid it but Sproles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hatton to the ground. Hatton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hatton pushes Sproles up against the cage in a clinch.
Sproles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hatton prevents it.
Sproles prevents Hatton from breaking the clinch.
Hatton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sproles clinches up against the cage.
Sproles has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hatton regains guard immediately.
Hatton keeping full guard, as Sproles tries to pass.
Hatton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Hatton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sproles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatton misses with a wild combination.
Hatton gets caught flat footed, as Sproles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sproles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sproles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sproles tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatton is retaining full guard.
Sproles stands up and waves to Hatton to follow him.
Sproles rushes Hatton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sproles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sproles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sproles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sproles tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sproles.
Hatton tries to clinch there but Sproles circles away.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sproles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sproles throws a right hand that Hatton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatton also avoids with ease.
Hatton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sproles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hatton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hatton.
Sproles closes the distance and clinches up with Hatton, looking for a takedown. Sproles pushes Hatton against the cage but Hatton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Sproles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatton looks to land a combination but Sproles avoids it well.
Sproles swinging wilding here.
Hatton catches Sproles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sproles wants to land a leg kick but Hatton is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatton circles away.
Hatton misses with the combination.
Sproles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatton as he avoids it easily.
Sproles drives through and clinches with Hatton against the cage.
Sproles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatton throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Hatton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sproles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hatton looks to land a combination but Sproles avoids it well.
Sproles throws a right and a left that Hatton avoids nicely.
Sproles fails with the takedown.
Hatton misses with a double jab.
Hatton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sproles counters with a head kick. That will keep Hatton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hatton scores with a three punch combo!
Hatton throws a combination. Sproles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hatton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hatton does no damage.
Sproles clinches but Hatton breaks the clinch
and Hatton counters with a nice uppercut.
Sproles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hatton prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Hatton on the inside.
Sproles tries for a takedown but Hatton manages to get underhooks.
Sproles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatton breaks the clinch.
Hatton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hatton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sproles tries to clinch but Hatton is having none of it.
Sproles tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatton misses with a double jab
and Sproles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hatton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hatton keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sproles tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.
Sproles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatton pinned against the cage. Hatton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hatton throws a combination that misses
and Sproles counters with a shoot takedown. Hatton fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sproles wants to pass the guard but Hatton is keeping the position.
Sproles stands and steps away. Hatton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hatton tries to clinch but Sproles is having none of it.
Sproles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sproles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatton lands with a hook. Sproles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sproles closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Sproles dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sproles moves into the clinch.
Sproles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hatton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hatton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sproles has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Hatton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatton throws a series of punches but Sproles avoids them all with ease.
Sproles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sproles shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Sproles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sproles shoots in but Hatton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hatton lands with a nice combination. Sproles backs away looking to recover.
Sproles tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sproles slips a jab and a cross from Hatton.
Sproles moves in looking to clinch but Hatton pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Sproles or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatton which made him look bad.
Jimmy Hatton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sproles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hatton circles away.
Hatton stalks Sproles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sproles's face. Sproles staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton stuffs the takedown attempt from Sproles. Sproles gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatton tries to bum rush Sproles with a series of wild strikes but Sproles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatton stuffs the takedown attempt from Sproles. Sproles gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatton has closed the distance and engaged Sproles in a clinch.
Hatton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sproles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatton tries to break the clinch but Sproles is controlling the position.
Hatton is trying to break free.
Sproles manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hatton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hatton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles fails with the takedown.
Hatton misses with a double jab.
Sproles moves into range and clinches up with Hatton.
Sproles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sproles throws a head kick but Hatton moves out of range.
Sproles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatton counters with a left to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Hatton.
Sproles has closed the distance and engaged Hatton in a clinch.
Sproles keeps control of Hatton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sproles breaks the clinch.
Sproles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sproles wants to clinch up but Hatton keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Hatton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sproles tries to clinch but Hatton is having none of it.
Sproles takes the fight into the clinch.
Sproles manages to break the clinch.
Sproles shoots in but no luck this time.
Pete Sproles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton tries to bum rush Sproles with a series of wild strikes but Sproles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sproles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatton pinned against the cage. Hatton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sproles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hatton's waist but Hatton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sproles off to one side.
Sproles tries to clinch
and Hatton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Sproles scores with a four punch combination!
Hatton misses with a body kick.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hatton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sproles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sproles is looking to clinch but Hatton is avoiding it.
Sproles scores a takedown into full mount!
Hatton is working to get back to half guard.
Hatton wants to hold on but Sproles pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sproles scoring with strikes but Hatton is staying in there.
Sproles throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pete Sproles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sproles raining down shots from the mount!
Sproles scoring with strikes but Hatton is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Sproles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sproles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Sproles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikos Osipzk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikos Osipzk struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Nikos Osipzk told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikos Osipzk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico scores with a hook.
Rico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rico wants the takedown. Osipzk is fighting it off but Rico persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Osipzk's guard against the cage.
Rico controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Osipzk looking to control.
Rico postures up in Osipzk's guard and throws a big left but Osipzk blocks it.
Rico controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rico's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Osipzk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Osipzk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rico gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osipzk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Osipzk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rico!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico tries to lock up and control but Osipzk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Osipzk has hold of Rico's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rico manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rico is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osipzk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rico is looking to escape.
Rico tries to lock up and control but Osipzk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Osipzk swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rico is now in Osipzk's guard. A big mistake from Osipzk there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Osipzk looks gassed!
Rico controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Rico has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Rico just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Osipzk slips a jab and a cross from Rico.
Some wild striking there from Rico.
Rico looks to land a combination. Osipzk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rico takes a kick to the side of the head.
Osipzk shoots in and drives through. Rico sprawls well.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Osipzk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Osipzk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rico catches Osipzk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rico throws a right hand that Osipzk ducks under and follows up with a left that Osipzk also avoids with ease.
Rico scores with a punch to the head.
Osipzk slips a jab and a cross from Rico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osipzk gets caught flat footed, as Rico shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rico controlling from the top position.
Osipzk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Osipzk is looking for a triangle but Rico pushes his legs off easily.
Rico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osipzk is keeping the position for now.
Osipzk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rico has passed into side control.
Rico has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rico misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rico scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rico stands up and beckons Osipzk to his feet.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rico feints and as Osipzk raises his hands in defense, Rico changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rico controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rico passes Osipzk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osipzk won't allow Rico to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Osipzk misses with a takedown
and Rico counters with a nice body shot.
Osipzk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rico counters with a nice double leg into side control. Osipzk won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here.
Jonny Rico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Osipzk is breathing heavily.
Rico decides to stand up, so the ref orders Osipzk to his feet.
Jonny Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osipzk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico misses with a wild combination.
Osipzk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rico clobbers Osipzk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Osipzk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rico counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rico thows a huge punch but Osipzk dodges it nicely.
Osipzk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rico.
Rico wants to free his trapped foot but Osipzk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rico content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico trying to pass the guard but Osipzk defending well.
Rico perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rico seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rico trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Osipzk looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rico pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osipzk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Rico just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rico closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rico controlling the position from side mount.
Osipzk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Osipzk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico in side control, throwing shots but Osipzk defends.
Rico stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rico looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rico chips away with some ground and pound.
Osipzk is trying to control the position but Rico postures up.
Rico decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Osipzk, up you get!
Rico lands a body shot.
Rico bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osipzk defending against the ground and pound.
Osipzk can't do much from the bottom here.
Rico stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico dominated that second round.
That's time! Rico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Rico drives through and clinches with Osipzk against the cage.
Osipzk tries to break the clinch but Rico is controlling the position.
Rico gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rico knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Osipzk on the ground.
Rico not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Osipzk wants to sweep but no luck.
Rico is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rico preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osipzk has his foot on Rico's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rico works his way back into a safe position though.
Rico sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osipzk is keeping the position for now.
Rico content to stall in guard here.
Rico looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rico feints and as Osipzk raises his hands in defense, Rico changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Osipzk trying to keep a closed guard but Rico is proving a slippery customer.
Rico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osipzk can do to turn this around?
Rico is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osipzk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rico.
Rico decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rico clinches.
Rico has clasped his hands together around Osipzk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rico with the ground and pound but Osipzk regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
It looks like Rico is going to stand back up.
Osipzk is trying to maintain the position but Rico is very close to passing his half guard.
Rico is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Osipzk defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osipzk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rico.
Osipzk looking for submissions off his back.
Rico is taking a breather. Osipzk 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.
Osipzk wants to control but Rico is keeping busy.
Osipzk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rico in particular looking to stall.
Nikos Osipzk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Osipzk is looking for a sweep. Rico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Osipzk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rico drops an elbow to the side of Osipzk's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rico lands with a nice combination. Osipzk backs away looking to recover.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osipzk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Rico.
Rico cracks Osipzk with a good jab.
Rico digs a good hook to Osipzk's body.
Osipzk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rico changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Osipzk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Rico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rico has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Rico!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jack bombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think bombo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX-X gonna Give it to ya. Hector Garcia has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jack bombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bombo misses with a wild combination.
Garcia throws a leg kick but bombo checks it.
bombo fails to land with a series of punches.
bombo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
bombo misses with a double jab.
bombo misses with a two punch combination.
bombo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of bombo's head.
Nice defenses there by bombo.
Garcia throws a body punch but bombo moves out of range.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
bombo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a jab when bombo was well out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook. bombo ducked under it nicely.
bombo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from bombo.
Some wild striking there from bombo.
bombo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
bombo throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping bombo at a distance.
bombo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia tests bombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bombo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
bombo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bombo misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia throws a body punch but bombo moves out of range.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
bombo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
bombo is rocked!
Garcia circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops bombo to the canvas! bombo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Garcia keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Garcia!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Light Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture staying out of range there.
Star shoots in but Couture avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Couture throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Star stumbling backwards into the cage! Star bounces back off the cage towards Couture, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Couture lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Couture celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Couture!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reine Spa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montgomery comes to the cage accompanied by Alive and Kicking - Nonpoint. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Montgomery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reine Spa !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery throws a push kick but Spa slaps the foot to one side.
Spa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montgomery wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spa .
Montgomery tries to reverse the position but Spa maintains control.
Spa has hold of Montgomery's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Montgomery manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spa working for a submission but Montgomery is keeping him at bay.
Spa thowing shots but they're missing.
Spa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montgomery because Spa loaded up on that one.
Spa punching from mount but Montgomery doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Montgomery is bucking up trying to escape but Spa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spa unloads with some shots from mount but Montgomery bucks and avoids them well.
Spa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montgomery because Spa loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Spa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Montgomery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montgomery tries to get out of the position.
Montgomery is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Montgomery is on top in guard.
Montgomery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spa 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.
Montgomery trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spa 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montgomery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montgomery's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spa advances position into side control!
Montgomery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spa on the ground.
Montgomery is trying to control Spa 's posture but Spa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reine Spa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Montgomery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montgomery counters with a two punch combo.
Spa avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a right hand that Spa ducks under and follows up with a left that Spa also avoids with ease.
Spa misses with a takedown attempt
and Montgomery finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Prince Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reine Spa .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spa tries to clinch but Montgomery moves away
and Montgomery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montgomery throws a right hand that Spa ducks under and follows up with a left that Spa also avoids with ease.
Spa misses with a takedown
and Montgomery counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spa misses with a takedown
and Montgomery counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Montgomery.
Spa scores a takedown into full mount!
Montgomery tries to hold on but Spa pushes him away.
Spa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spa throws some wild stikes that Montgomery manages to avoid easily.
Spa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Spa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Montgomery has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montgomery is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spa looking to ground and pound but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Montgomery is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Spa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Spa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montgomery because Spa loaded up on that one.
Spa punching from mount but Montgomery doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery tries to lock up and control but Spa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Prince Montgomery will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montgomery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reine Spa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spa with a poor takedown
and Montgomery counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Montgomery.
Spa tries to pull guard but Montgomery holds him up against the cage and eventually Spa drops back down to his feet.
Spa is trying to break free.
Spa tries to land knees in the clinch but Montgomery avoids the damage to the body.
Montgomery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montgomery counters with a good low kick that Spa was not able to check.
Prince Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reine Spa .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Montgomery scores with a four punch combination!
Spa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spa tries for a takedown but Montgomery circles away easily
and Montgomery counters with a thumping low kick.
Spa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery throws a right and a left that Spa avoids nicely.
Montgomery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spa fails with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a right hand to the body.
Spa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a nice kick to the body.
No joy there for Montgomery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Spa .
Montgomery clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spa wants to get back to striking at distance but Montgomery won't allow it.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Spa .
Spa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montgomery smiles and moves away.
Montgomery darts in and clinches Spa up against the cage.
Montgomery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montgomery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montgomery misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spa misses with a takedown
and Montgomery counters with a good low kick that Spa was not able to check.
Prince Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montgomery looks to land a body kick but Spa moved away.
Montgomery has Spa up against the cage in a clinch.
Spa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Montgomery manages to break the clinch.
Spa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montgomery counters with a three punch combo that has Spa backing up. Spa nods at Montgomery to acknowledge the strikes.
Spa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a nice uppercut.
Prince Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montgomery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montgomery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spa misses with a takedown
enabling Montgomery to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.
Montgomery has Spa up against the cage in a clinch.
Spa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Montgomery pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Spa fails to land.
Spa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Montgomery is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Montgomery clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montgomery instigates a clinch.
Spa avoiding damage.
Montgomery manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery tries to bum rush Spa with a series of wild strikes but Spa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montgomery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montgomery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spa fails with the takedown
and Montgomery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spa has his takedown stuffed
and Montgomery counters with a left and a right that stings Spa .
Prince Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reine Spa .
Spa tries for a takedown but Montgomery circles away easily
and Montgomery counters with a series of strikes. Spa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spa tries for a takedown but Montgomery circles away easily
and Montgomery counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Montgomery scores with a nice right hand.
Spa checks a low kick from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Spa avoids them all with ease.
Spa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montgomery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spa .
Spa is working for a submission of some sort.
Spa is pressing down on Montgomery's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montgomery is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montgomery has a hand on Spa 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Spa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montgomery is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spa has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Montgomery is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reine Spa !
Reine Spa is the new heavyweight champion!
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