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EEF 35: X-mas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aljo Stajerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stajerski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ACAB. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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274 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aljo Stajerski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stajerski gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stajerski tries for a kimura but Richards is defending well.
Richards manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stajerski's best efforts.
Richards is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stajerski pulls his head out easily.
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richards flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stajerski working the head and body with strikes.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Stajerski has control of the leg.
Stajerski trying to control from half guard but Richards is working away.
Stajerski is trying to work for a kimura but Richards is defending well.
Stajerski trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Richards is staying active underneath Stajerski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richards wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Stajerski.
Stajerski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
Stajerski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richards wants to improve his position but Stajerski is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richards is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Richards has a hand on Stajerski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Stajerski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Stajerski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Richards looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stajerski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stajerski is landing with some decent strikes but Richards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stajerski prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
Stajerski wants to control the pace but Richards is squirming around nicely.
Richards defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stajerski.
Stajerski trying to control but Richards is having none of it.
Richards is working to get back to half guard.
Stajerski controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is desperately trying to improve his position but Stajerski has a good base and remains in mount.
Stajerski takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Stajerski doesn't have the hooks in and Richards manages to turn into his guard.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
Stajerski controls Richards momentarily but Richards frees himself.
Stajerski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richards drops back looking for a leg! Stajerski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stajerski manages to kick Richards off! Richards jumps back into Stajerski's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Richards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richards won't allow Stajerski to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Richards drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Richards tries for a kimura but Stajerski is defending well.
Stajerski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Richards off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stajerski's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Richards is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aljo Stajerski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Richards blocks a jab.
Stajerski misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
Stajerski throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Stajerski gets a takedown into half guard.
Richards is not content to let Stajerski control the position.
Richards looking for submissions off his back.
Stajerski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stajerski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Richards won't allow Stajerski to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajerski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Stajerski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stajerski.
Richards wants to improve his position but Stajerski is controlling well.
Richards looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stajerski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two 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.
Richards throws a combination. Stajerski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stajerski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aljo Stajerski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stajerski gets the takedown into side control.
Stajerski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richards knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stajerski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards, who protects the arm well.
Stajerski tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Richards is looking to reverse the position.
Richards is not content to let Stajerski control the position.
Richards takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
Stajerski is trying to get an arm triangle but Richards is defending well.
Richards is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stajerski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Richards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stajerski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stajerski trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
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.
Stajerski drops an elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Stajerski has control of the leg.
Stajerski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Richards actively working from the bottom here.
Richards is staying active underneath Stajerski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stajerski seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Richards is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aljo Stajerski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rellik Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youshi Nakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucifer comes to the ring accompanied by Raining Blood. The key to victory for Rellik Lucifer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rellik Lucifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Youshi Nakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucifer throws a looping overhand right but Nakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Lucifer lands with a right that hurts Nakuraba. Nakuraba looks to clinch but Lucifer throws a short knee that drops Nakuraba. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Rellik Lucifer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Wakari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by White Reflection by Two Mix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoko Wakari!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakari throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Wakari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wakari lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wakari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Wakari circles away.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Wakari shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries to clinch but Wakari is having none of it.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Wakari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Wakari.
A right hand to the body from Wakari.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wakari has double underhooks.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Wakari shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wakari wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wakari has him pressed against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wakari.
A body shot lands from Wakari.
Wakari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Wakari.
Wakari manages to break the clinch.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Wakari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wakari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wakari scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wakari connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Wakari is controlling well.
Wakari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wakari.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wakari.
Wakari wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wakari scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wakari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wakari escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wakari lands a head kick!
Wakari fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Wakari persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wakari tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Johnson.
Wakari decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wakari.
Wakari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wakari digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Wakari lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wakari lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakari shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wakari showed some decent athleticism there.
Wakari wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wakari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wakari stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wakari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wakari forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wakari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wakari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wakari lands with a right to the head.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson has Wakari pressed against the ropes.
Wakari gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Wakari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wakari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wakari scores with a decent looking hook.
Wakari lands a jab to the nose.
Wakari lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wakari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wakari looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wakari seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wakari drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson is not content to let Wakari control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Wakari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wakari lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wakari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Wakari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wakari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Wakari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Wakari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wakari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wakari stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wakari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wakari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wakari is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Johnson can't fight it off and eventually Wakari manages to take the fight to the floor. Johnson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wakari passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wakari working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wakari decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wakari misses with a few strikes there.
Wakari lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wakari!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakari misses with a wild combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wakari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wakari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wakari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wakari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Wakari.
Wakari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the ropes.
Wakari throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Wakari cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Wakari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wakari counters with a right hand to the body.
Crunch! Wakari slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Wakari is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wakari works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wakari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wakari. Wakari obviously looking to wear him down.
Wakari scores a takedown into full mount!
Wakari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Wakari's attempts to control the action.
Wakari can't control as he wanted to and Johnson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Wakari thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
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.
Wakari decides to return to a standing position.
Wakari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wakari is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wakari is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Wakari pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Wakari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wakari moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yoko Wakari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wakari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the ropes.
Wakari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wakari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wakari throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yoko Wakari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Wakari counter with a right hand.
Wakari scores with a three punch combo!
Wakari throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Wakari works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wakari as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wakari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wakari pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wakari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wakari fails to land with a series of punches.
Wakari stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wakari is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Wakari circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wakari throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wakari lands a nice shot to the body.
Wakari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wakari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wakari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wakari scores with a three punch combo!
Wakari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice straight punches there by Wakari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wakari.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wakari.
Wakari lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Wakari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wakari works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wakari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Wakari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wakari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mike Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wakari darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakari decides to stand and escape the position.
Wakari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wakari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakari decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wakari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wakari lands a right hook to the body.
Wakari stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wakari instigates a clinch.
Wakari has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Wakari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wakari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wakari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wakari.
Wakari throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Wakari counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Wakari to acknowledge the strikes.
Wakari lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Wakari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wakari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wakari scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wakari has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Wakari fails to pull guard.
Wakari cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Wakari manages to break the clinch.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Wakari throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Wakari misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wakari's waist but Wakari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wakari lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wakari!
Wakari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mike Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wakari fails to pull guard.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Wakari.
Wakari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson motions for Wakari to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wakari scores with a leg kick.
Wakari lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wakari lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Wakari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wakari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Yoko Wakari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wakari has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Wakari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wakari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Wakari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Brown is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown lands a big shot that drops Stark! Can he finish him?
It looks like Daniel Stark has been cut.
Stark is looking to stand back up but Brown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stark.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown passes into side control, despite Stark's attempt to control the position.
Brown taking a breather here.
Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stark to his feet.
Brown drops Stark with a naaaaasty hook - Stark is in real trouble here! Brown dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Fightmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sun Shine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Fightmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shine scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Shine.
Fightmann misses with a body shot.
Fightmann checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shine tries a head kick but it misses.
Fightmann blocks a head kick by Shine.
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fightmann scores a takedown into full mount!
Fightmann has hold of Shine's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shine manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fightmann punching from mount but Shine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fightmann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fightmann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shine is rocked!
Fightmann trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Fightmann! Shine is hurt baaadly! Fightmann is firing away with more strikes - Shine is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lars Fightmann!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tronic Thermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Westside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westside has chosen Queen - Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. Warren Westside has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tronic Thermo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tronic Thermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Westside!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westside tries to clinch there but Thermo circles away.
Thermo misses with a wild body shot.
Thermo misses with a wild body shot.
Thermo jabs at Westside's body.
Westside misses with an uppercut.
Westside uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermo.
Westside shoots in but no luck this time.
Thermo throws a nice looking combination but Westside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thermo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Westside momentarily.
Thermo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Westside's waist but Westside gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thermo off to one side.
Thermo drops Westside with a beautiful combination! Westside stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thermo is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westside tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thermo was well out of range. Poor timing from Westside.
The crowd cheers as Westside lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thermo doesn't seem phased though.
Thermo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thermo tries to clinch there but Westside circles away.
Westside missing with a left hand there. Thermo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thermo throws a shot to the body.
Thermo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thermo connects with the punch.
Westside looks gassed!
Westside stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tronic Thermo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thermo moves away from the strike by Westside.
Westside tries for a takedown but Thermo circles away easily
and Thermo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermo lands a head shot.
Westside throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheers as Thermo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Westside doesn't seem phased though.
Westside looks to throw the jab but Thermo is out of range.
Thermo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thermo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Westside is looking to break free of the clinch but Thermo has double underhooks.
Westside has had enough of the clinch but Thermo keeps him there for the moment.
Thermo misses with the head strike.
Thermo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Thermo.
Thermo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thermo.
Westside can't break the clinch.
Westside changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thermo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thermo lands a body shot.
Thermo throws a shot to the body.
Thermo scores with a takedown into Westside's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westside looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thermo trying to control but Westside is working from the bottom.
Thermo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Westside is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thermo stopping the sweep attempt from Westside.
Westside is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thermo throws a big right hand that misses.
Westside looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thermo is one step ahead there.
Thermo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Westside is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thermo throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Westside manages to pass to side control.
Westside working the ground and pound but Thermo is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Westside looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thermo is avoiding damage well.
Westside thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Thermo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thermo manages to get back to half guard.
Thermo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Westside is working away from the top position though.
Thermo tries to roll over but Westside keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Westside wants to take a breather but Thermo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tronic Thermo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thermo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thermo moves out of range as Westside strikes.
Westside shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thermo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westside throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thermo.
Thermo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Westside at a distance.
Thermo misses with a wild combination.
Tronic Thermo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thermo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thermo jabs Westside right on the nose. Westside blinks but takes it well.
Thermo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thermo throws a right hand that Westside ducks under and follows up with a left that Westside also avoids with ease.
A combination from Thermo does no damage.
Thermo misses with a two punch combination.
Westside cracks Thermo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Westside cracks Thermo with a good jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thermo tries to move into range but Westside moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westside has closed the distance and engaged Thermo in a clinch.
Westside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westside looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thermo!
Westside is going olschool here, as he tries to force Thermo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thermo shrugs it off.
Westside looking to finish Thermo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thermo!
Westside connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thermo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thermo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Westside's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Westside's back!
Westside turns into Thermo and is now in his guard.
Westside won't allow Thermo to sweep him here.
Westside is working Thermo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermo looking to control.
Westside controlling from the top position.
Thermo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Westside!
Thermo avoids the attempt from Westside to control.
Westside really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Thermo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thermo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thermo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Westside is wriggling around trying to escape.
Westside has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Westside flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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.
Westside is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thermo trying to control but Westside is having none of it.
Westside is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Thermo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Westside can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Westside is working to get back to half guard.
Thermo lands a big elbow.
Westside tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thermo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westside sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Westside trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tronic Thermo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thermo cracks Westside with an open hand slap.
Westside throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thermo shoots in but no luck this time.
Westside closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Westside lands in his opponent's guard.
Westside trying to control the position from guard on top but Thermo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thermo has his foot on Westside's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Westside works his way back into a safe position though.
Westside controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Westside keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thermo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermo wants to sweep here but Westside controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Westside's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Westside wants to control from the top but Thermo keeps moving.
Westside throws and elbow that misses. Thermo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Westside's guard. Nice move by Thermo!
Westside tries to strike from the bottom.
Westside tries to strike from the bottom.
Thermo wants to pass the guard but Westside is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Thermo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Westside keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thermo slips under a jab from Westside.
Westside shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Warren Westside has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thermo is looking to get to half guard.
Westside connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Westside lands a heavy elbow.
Westside thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thermo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Westside.
Westside trying to control but Thermo is having none of it.
Thermo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Westside tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thermo because Westside loaded up on that one.
Thermo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thermo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Westside is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thermo taking shots to the head.
Thermo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Westside postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thermo looks a forlorn figure.
Thermo tries to hold on but Westside postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Westside scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Westside looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Westside.
Thermo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westside has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Westside landing strikes from the mount.
Warren Westside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thermo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thermo is squirming around, avoiding Westside's attempts to control the action.
Tronic Thermo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thermo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thermo wants to hold on but Westside pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Warren Westside comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thermo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tronic Thermo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabbit comes to the ring accompanied by Hero by Skillet. Szyslak has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Nick Szyslak has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Rabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szyslak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rabbit connects with a jab.
It looks like Nick Szyslak has been cut.
Szyslak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szyslak scores with a nice body kick.
Szyslak misses with a head kick.
Rabbit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabbit wants to clinch.
Rabbit slips under a jab.
Szyslak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szyslak loads up on a big right hand but Rabbit slips the punch.
Rabbit throws out a loose jab but Szyslak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rabbit throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbit moves into the clinch.
Rabbit prevents Szyslak from breaking the clinch.
Szyslak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rabbit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rabbit connects with a knee to the head.
Szyslak is trying to break the clinch but Rabbit has him pressed against the ropes.
Szyslak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabbit blocks the body kick.
Szyslak slips under a jab from Rabbit.
The fighters circling - Rabbit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szyslak throws out the jab.
Szyslak keeps the fight on the outside.
Szyslak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szyslak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szyslak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Szyslak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szyslak throws a shot from downtown. Rabbit moves away and avoids it.
Rabbit moves in looking to clinch but Szyslak pushes him off.
Rabbit lands a head shot.
Rabbit wants to clinch.
Rabbit tries to clinch there but Szyslak circles away.
Rabbit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Szyslak tries to keep at a distance but Rabbit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabbit is trying to maintain a safe position but Szyslak gets an underhook and turns Rabbit into the ropes.
Rabbit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szyslak breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Szyslak finds it's way through Rabbit's defenses.
It looks like Johnny Rabbit has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Szyslak scores with a four punch combination!
Rabbit is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Szyslak misses with a hook.
Rabbit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szyslak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szyslak slips under a jab.
Rabbit moves away from the strike by Szyslak.
Rabbit lands with a kick to the temple. Szyslak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Szyslak scores with a hook to the body. Rabbit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rabbit is breathing heavily.
Szyslak throws a head kick that misses
and Rabbit counters with a nice uppercut.
Rabbit slips under a jab.
Rabbit throws a body punch but Szyslak moves out of range.
Szyslak rushes Rabbit with punches - Rabbit moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Rabbit goes down! Szyslak follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Szyslak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Leks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Textmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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20
203 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Leks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Textmark!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Textmark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Textmark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leks throws out the jab.
Leks throws a combination that misses
and Textmark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Textmark fails to land with a series of punches.
Leks throws a combination that misses
and Leks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Justin Leks has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leks misses with a straight right.
Leks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Textmark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Textmark throws a looping overhand right but Leks ducks down to avoid it.
Justin Leks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Textmark.
Textmark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leks finds it's way round the side to connect with Textmark's head.
It looks like Justin Textmark has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Textmark slips under a jab.
Textmark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leks connects with a single shot there.
Textmark misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick from Leks.
Textmark looks gassed!
Leks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Textmark finds it's target.
Leks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Textmark doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leks misses with a combination
and Textmark counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leks misses with a low kick.
Leks is looking to slow Textmark down with leg kicks.
Textmark blocks a leg kick.
Leks lands with a straight right. Textmark didn't see that one coming.
Leks cracks Textmark with an uppercut from hell and Textmark crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Leks's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Textmark is rocked!
Leks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Textmark is still in real trouble! Can Leks finish him?
Textmark looking for a sweep. Not yet Textmark, not yet.
Textmark seems to have recovered his senses.
Leks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leks tries to free his leg and advance position but Textmark is retaining full guard.
Leks wants to control from the top but Textmark keeps moving.
Leks gets to his feet - Textmark follows without any prompting.
Leks tries to land a front kick but Textmark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Textmark throws a right hand that Leks ducks under and follows up with a left that Leks also avoids with ease.
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.
Textmark misses with a body shot.
Textmark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leks scores with the left hand. Textmark knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Justin Textmark's cut even more.
Textmark misses with an uppercut.
Textmark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leks.
Textmark misses with a double jab
and Leks counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Textmark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leks works his way into full mount!
Leks looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Leks dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Leks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leks throws a combination that misses
and Textmark counters with a left to the body.
Leks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Textmark circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Leks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Textmark.
Textmark lands a head shot.
Leks tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Leks misses.
Justin Leks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Textmark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leks looks to land a left hand but Textmark moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Textmark misses with a looping left.
Leks connects with a solid leg kick.
Textmark is breathing heavily.
Textmark avoids the body shot from Leks.
Leks jabs at Textmark's body.
Leks lands with an overhand left.
Textmark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leks to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Justin Textmark's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Textmark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leks looks to land a combination but Textmark avoids it well.
Leks feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Textmark crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Leks!
Justin Leks is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson comes into the arena with Kashmir - Led Zeppelin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Harper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
Johnsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnsson stops Harper from standing up.
Johnsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper pushes Johnsson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnsson tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnsson trying to strike off his back.
Johnsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnsson striking off his back but it's not causing Harper any problems.
Johnsson 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.
Johnsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnsson is keeping the position for now.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnsson slips a jab and a cross from Harper.
Harper throws a right hand that Johnsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnsson also avoids with ease.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson tries to keep at a distance but Harper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnsson trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnsson decides to pull guard.
Johnsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnsson is looking for a triangle but Harper pushes his legs off easily.
Johnsson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harper stacks Johnsson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harper!
Johnsson is breathing heavily.
Harper lands a nice forearm strike.
Harper scores with punches from side control.
Johnsson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harper presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harper is going olschool here, as he tries to force Johnsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnsson shrugs it off.
Harper with a couple of short strikes.
Harper trying to control but Johnsson is having none of it.
Johnsson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Harper passes into side control, despite Johnsson's attempt to control the position.
Johnsson manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Johnsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper wants to control from the top but Johnsson keeps moving.
Harper passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Harper wants to stand but Johnsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harper's back!
Johnsson not allowing Harper to control his hands.
Johnsson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Harper wants to escape the position.
Harper trying to control the hands but Johnsson won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Harper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Johnsson is defending well.
Johnsson wants to get back to full guard.
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnsson trying to get back to full guard but Harper takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Harper landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper with the ground and pound from mount.
Harper trying to control but Johnsson is having none of it.
Harper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harper tries to control but Johnsson wriggling away.
Harper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Harper punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnsson can't escape the position.
Harper landing strikes from the mount and Johnsson is in trouble!
Johnsson working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Johnsson is working hard here to advance position.
Harper avoids the attempt from Johnsson to control.
Harper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnsson hang on?
Harper lands a big elbow.
Harper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnsson tries to hold on but Harper pushes him away.
Johnsson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Harper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harper unloading with bombs!
Harper landing shots from mount.
Johnsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnsson wants to control but Harper is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper raining down shots from the mount!
Johnsson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnsson is squirming around, avoiding Harper's attempts to control the action.
Johnsson is looking to get to half guard.
Harper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harper avoids the attempt from Johnsson to control.
Harper landing shots from mount.
Johnsson is looking to improve his position but Harper isn't that keen on the idea.
Danny Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper raining down shots from the mount!
Harper unloading with bombs!
Harper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnsson looks a forlorn figure.
Harper raining down shots from the mount!
Harper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper is landing with some decent strikes but Johnsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnsson working to try and regain half guard.
Harper landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harper misses with a takedown
and Johnsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harper's guard.
Harper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnsson!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnsson is working to get back to half guard.
Harper cracks Johnsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harper avoids the attempt from Johnsson to control.
Harper putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Johnsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Johnsson tries to roll over but Harper keeps him under control.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Johnsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two 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.
Johnsson taking shots to the head.
Johnsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harper wants to stand but Johnsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnsson gets full guard.
Johnsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harper!
Harper tries to hold on but Johnsson postures up.
Johnsson fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Harper has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Harper!
Harper is looking to stand up but Johnsson won't let him.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper trying to control but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Johnsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harper manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Johnsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Johnsson from controlling successfully.
Harper wants to sweep here but Johnsson controlling him for the moment.
Johnsson postures up.
Harper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnsson is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Harper is going to stand back up.
Johnsson trying to control but Harper postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gunnar Johnsson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnsson prevents Harper from escaping the position.
Harper is looking for a sweep.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harper, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper tries to improve position but can't.
Harper is trying to buck Johnsson off.
Harper sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnsson is working away from the top position though.
Harper tries to kick Johnsson off but Johnsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnsson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnsson moves into full mount! Harper won't be happy about that!
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnsson goes for an armbar but Harper turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harper.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Johnsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnsson trying to keep a closed guard but Harper is proving a slippery customer.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to control but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harper wanted to stand there but Johnsson had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnsson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnsson looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Johnsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnsson.
Johnsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Johnsson as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper trying to stall but Johnsson improves his position.
Harper tries for a takedown but Johnsson manages to get underhooks.
Johnsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harper takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a punch to the body.
Harper successfully pulls guard.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harper tries to buck Johnsson off but Johnsson is having none of it.
Johnsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson had his way with Danny Harper in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Harper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnsson counters with a shoot takedown. Harper fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnsson works over Harper with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harper!
Johnsson taking a bit of punishment here - Harper scoring with strikes.
Harper is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harper trying to control the position but Johnsson is working away.
Johnsson is trying to improve his position.
Harper trying to control the position but Johnsson is working away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper wants to stand but Johnsson is controlling his arm.
Harper working the strikes but Johnsson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johnsson is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnsson sprawls well. He's pushed Harper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Harper is bucking up trying to escape but Johnsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harper sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnsson is pressing down on Harper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harper is holding on for now.
Harper kicks off Johnsson and gets to his feet.
Harper misses with a takedown
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnar Johnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Harper.
Johnsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Johnsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harper has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnsson tries to control but Harper wriggling away.
Johnsson looking to ground and pound but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Harper wants to hold on but Johnsson pushes him away.
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.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnsson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Harper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnsson wants to finish this one by submission but Harper is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnsson.
Johnsson prevents Harper from getting the reversal.
Johnsson wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnsson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Harper!
Danny Harper is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Viper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Oreily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Viper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Viper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Oreily!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Viper as he avoids it easily.
Viper throws a hook but Oreily blocks it.
Oreily looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Viper!
Oreily pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Viper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oreily.
Oreily is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Viper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Viper is looking to get to half guard.
Viper trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oreily looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oreily working for a submission but Viper is keeping him at bay.
Viper can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Viper is now in Oreily's guard. A big mistake from Oreily there, giving up the dominant position!
Oreily wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Viper is now in half guard.
Oreily is looking to control Viper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oreily avoid being mounted?
Viper trying to mount his opponent but Oreily defends it.
Viper is thwarting Oreily's attempts to control the position.
Viper wants to control but Oreily is keeping him busy.
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.
Oreily looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oreily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oreily looks gassed!
Viper trying to control the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Viper connects with a jab.
Oreily takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ryan Oreily has been cut.
Oreily blocks a jab.
Viper misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viper throws a series of punches but Oreily avoids them all with ease.
Viper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Viper throws a series of punches but Oreily avoids them all with ease.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viper as he jumps to the side.
Oreily avoids the body shot from Viper.
Viper thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Oreily.
Viper stuns Oreily with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oreily takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viper misses with a double jab.
Anton Viper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viper misses the shot to the body.
Viper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anton Viper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Oreily.
Oreily avoids the body shot from Viper.
Viper misses with a double jab.
Viper stuffs the takedown attempt from Oreily. Oreily gets slowly back to his feet.
Viper throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oreily takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oreily takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Viper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Oreily's cut.
That's time! Viper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Viper misses with a looping left.
Oreily looks for a takedown but Viper sprawls well.
Viper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Viper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oreily slips a straight right by Viper.
Viper works over Oreily's head and body with a nice combination.
Oreily avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oreily showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viper.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily misses with a head kick.
Oreily closes the distance and pushes Viper back into the ropes.
Oreily goes for a takedown attempt but Viper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Viper finds it's way through Oreily's defenses.
Viper misses with a hook. Oreily ducked under it nicely.
Viper misses with an uppercut. Oreily saw that one coming.
Viper throws a hook but Oreily blocks it.
Viper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oreily was well out of range. Poor timing from Viper.
Oreily fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Viper sprawls well initially but Oreily persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreily trying to control the action but Viper is working from the bottom.
Oreily trying to pass the guard but Viper defending well.
Viper trying to control here.
Oreily trying to control the action but Viper is working from the bottom.
Viper tries to get to full guard but Oreily has control of the leg.
Viper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oreily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viper is defending against the submission attempts here by Oreily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oreily dodges the punch combination from Viper.
Viper misses the shot to the body.
Oreily shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oreily showed some decent athleticism there.
Oreily wants to control but Viper is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreily wants to free his trapped foot but Viper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Viper is looking to improve his position.
Oreily is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Viper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oreily.
Viper pushes Oreily off looking to stand but Oreily dives back in and keeps control.
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 Anton Viper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Oreily's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Viper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Viper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oreily was well out of range. Poor timing from Viper.
Viper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oreily.
Viper scores with the left hand. Oreily knows he should have avoided that one.
Viper lands a jab to Oreily's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Oreily.
Oreily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viper 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.
Viper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oreily.
Oreily with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Viper to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Viper is trying to improve his position.
Oreily is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oreily trying to control the position but Viper is working away.
Oreily tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Viper is not content to let Oreily control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oreily's best efforts.
Viper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oreily's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oreily's back!
Oreily tries to escape but Viper has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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.
Viper throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Oreily!
Viper scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Viper's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viper lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Viper.
Oreily trying to control the position but Viper manages to sink in the hooks.
Viper looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Viper softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Viper throwing damaging strikes from the back! Oreily could be in trouble here!
Oreily is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Viper's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Viper has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Oreily.
Viper trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreily is really stuck here.
Viper is punishing Oreily with strikes - can he finish him?!
Viper is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Oreily up.
Oreily looking very determined here, making life difficult for Viper.
Viper softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Oreily turns into Viper and is now in his guard.
Oreily missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Viper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Viper clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Oreily's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Viper misses with a straight right.
Viper throws a shot from downtown. Oreily moves away and avoids it.
Oreily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viper.
Oreily fails to land the takedown.
Viper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Viper scores with a hook to the body. Oreily takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Viper.
Oreily looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oreily postures up.
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.
Viper keeping moving, preventing Oreily from controlling successfully.
Viper 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.
Ryan Oreily has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oreily wants to pass the guard but Viper is keeping the position.
Oreily wants to control from the top but Viper keeps moving.
Oreily working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Viper wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Viper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viper stuffs the takedown attempt from Oreily. Oreily gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Viper does no damage.
Viper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oreily closes the distance and pushes Viper back into the ropes.
Viper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oreily is keeping busy.
Oreily drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Viper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anton Viper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Oreily.
Oreily blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreily is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Viper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oreily letting Viper take a breather here.
Viper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Viper misses with a punch on the inside.
Oreily changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Viper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oreily takes one to the side of the head.
Viper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anton Viper is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
A punch combination from Viper misses.
A jab from Oreily misses.
Viper jabs at Oreily's body.
Viper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Viper.
Oreily misses with a takedown attempt - Viper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oreily showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viper.
Viper misses with a wild combination.
Viper misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Viper had his way with Ryan Oreily in that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Oreily's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oreily scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oreily is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Viper wants to control but Oreily is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oreily is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Viper sees it coming and defends easily.
Viper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oreily throwing strikes but missing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Viper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oreily's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Viper has passed into half guard!
Oreily trying to get back to full guard but Viper takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Viper landing shots from mount.
Viper controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Viper cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oreily bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Oreily drops back, looking for a kneebar! Viper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Viper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Viper!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreily tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Viper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oreily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viper.
Viper looks to land a combination. Oreily sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Viper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Viper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oreily manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viper with a hook.
Viper catches Oreily with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oreily looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viper is fending him off so far but Oreily persists. Nope, Viper circles away and we're back to standing.
Viper misses with a two punch combination.
Viper misses with a series of wild punches.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viper as he jumps to the side.
Anton Viper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Oreily.
Viper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A slow jab from Viper misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viper just misses with a punch to the body.
Oreily shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Viper pinned against the cage. Viper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Viper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anton Viper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oreily defending well as Viper loads up on a big left hand.
Viper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Viper missing with a left hand there. Oreily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oreily scores a takedown into full mount!
Ryan Oreily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viper is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Viper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Viper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Viper!
Anton Viper retains his lightweight title!
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