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VFL Fight Night 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. mr amber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Timmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr amber!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Timmons darts in and clinches amber up against the ropes.
Timmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
amber wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmons won't allow it.
amber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
amber is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Timmons gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
amber tries a knee to the head but Timmons blocks it.
amber tries for a takedown but Timmons manages to get underhooks.
Johnny Timmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr amber.
Timmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Timmons is looking to break free of the clinch but amber has double underhooks.
amber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Timmons is looking to break free of the clinch but amber has double underhooks.
Timmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
amber jumps guard.
amber is looking to stand up but Timmons isn't so interested in that idea.
Timmons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Timmons wants to stand but amber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
amber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now amber is on top in guard.
Timmons keeping moving, preventing amber from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
amber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
amber won't allow Timmons to get back to his feet.
amber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
amber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Timmons on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Timmons tries to get out of the position.
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.
amber passes Timmons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
amber is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Timmons is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). mr amber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pocoyo Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pocoyo Black had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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243 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pocoyo Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Francis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks for a takedown but Francis sprawls well.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Black moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Black wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.
Francis throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black moves away from the strike by Francis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Francis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pocoyo Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Francis takes an elbow to the temple.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Black prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Black.
It looks like Danny Francis has been cut.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Francis is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Francis has clasped his hands together around Black's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Francis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Francis trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Francis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Francis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Black some visible discomfort.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Francis off and has taken his back!
Francis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Francis regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Francis 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.
Francis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Francis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Black flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Francis landing shots from mount.
Black throwing hammer fists to the chest of Francis. What's that going to do exactly?
Francis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Black squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Francis.
Francis content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Black tries to reverse the position but Francis maintains control.
Francis controlling from the full mount.
Francis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Francis with shots to the head and body - Black looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Black that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black is in a horrible position here. Francis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Francis with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BOOM! Francis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Francis tries to control but Black wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Francis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Francis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Francis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francis as he avoids it easily.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Francis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Pocoyo Black has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Francis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Francis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Black.
Black lands a high kick!
Francis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Francis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Francis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Francis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black trying to control the position.
Francis landing with the ground and pound.
Black is rocked!
Francis with a nice head shot there.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francis cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Francis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Francis scoring with some ground and pound.
Francis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Francis loads up on a big left hand. Black felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Francis looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Black can't hide his disappointment, as Francis celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Francis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kong (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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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong staying out of range there.
Kong tries to clinch up.
Kong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Svoboda sprawls well initially but Kong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Svoboda taking some punishment here, with Kong in his half guard.
It looks like Lukas Svoboda has been cut.
Kong prevents Svoboda from improving his position.
Svoboda keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nice strikes from Kong there.
Svoboda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kong distracts Svoboda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svoboda 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.
Kong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Svoboda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda is not content to let Kong control the position.
Kong scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Svoboda to see if he's OK.
Svoboda tries to buck Kong off but Kong is having none of it.
Svoboda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lukas Svoboda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Svoboda gets back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Svoboda is staying active underneath Kong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svoboda defending well though.
Kong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Svoboda trying to control from the bottom.
Kong wants to control but Svoboda is keeping him busy.
Kong lands strikes from half guard.
Jeez, Lukas Svoboda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lukas Svoboda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Kong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Macku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Adam Macku has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Adam Macku seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Macku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Macku throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Mark Rogers has been cut.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rogers throws a shot from downtown. Macku moves away and avoids it.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macku stuffs the takedown.
Adam Macku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Rogers.
Rogers looks gassed!
Macku lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Macku.
Rogers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Macku is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rogers.
Macku scores with a body shot.
Macku digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Macku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Macku scores with the left hand. Rogers knows he should have avoided that one.
Rogers is rocked!
That has opened up Mark Rogers's cut even more.
Macku lands a slapping body shot.
Macku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Macku finish him?
Rogers is holding his hands too far apart here. Macku throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rogers is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Macku!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Champman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike choppra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Champman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mike choppra!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
choppra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Champman.
choppra tries to clinch but Champman is having none of it.
choppra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Champman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
choppra throws a sloppy head kick and Champman moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Champman coming out on top.
choppra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Champman to the mat! Champman manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champman is looking to stand up but choppra isn't so interested in that idea.
choppra forces his way into half guard.
Champman has hold of choppra's hands but choppra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
choppra 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.
choppra is looking for a kimura but Champman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for choppra to get the leverage.
Champman won't allow choppra to pass to mount.
choppra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Champman defends it well.
choppra stops Champman from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champman is staying active underneath choppra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
choppra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Champman tries to get to full guard but choppra has control of the leg.
choppra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
choppra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Champman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
choppra is working for a kimura but Champman is defending it quite comfortably.
Champman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for choppra on the ground.
choppra is looking to take a break and control but Champman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
choppra might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Champman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Champman falls off balance throwing a combination
and choppra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
choppra is looking to take a break and control but Champman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Champman is in trouble now - choppra has advanced to mount!
Champman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Champman is breathing heavily.
choppra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
choppra trying to control but Champman is having none of it.
Champman tries to buck choppra off but he can't manage it.
Champman is squirming around, avoiding choppra's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, mike choppra just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
choppra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
choppra tries to clinch but Champman is having none of it.
choppra lands a slapping body shot.
choppra closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Champman wants to get back to his feet.
choppra has hold of Champman's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Champman seems comfortable defending it but choppra has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Champman is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Champman is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but choppra couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). mike choppra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramzan Kadirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hardas fook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Ramzan Kadirov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ramzan Kadirov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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207 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramzan Kadirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, hardas fook!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fook tries to clinch but Kadirov moves out of range.
Kadirov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
fook darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
fook wants to work for an arm triangle but Kadirov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
fook is keen to just control but Kadirov is a slippery customer.
fook prevents Kadirov from improving his position.
fook throws a strike but Kadirov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
fook wants to control from the top but Kadirov keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kadirov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kadirov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. fook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kadirov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
fook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kadirov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
fook looks gassed!
fook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kadirov.
Kadirov throws a head kick that misses.
Kadirov has taken the fight to the clinch.
fook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
fook is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kadirov is keeping busy.
Kadirov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
fook breaks the clinch.
hardas fook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Kadirov.
Kadirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from fook.
fook fails with a takedown attempt.
fook avoids the head kick by Kadirov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadirov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kadirov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and fook moves into the clinch.
Kadirov drags the fight down to the ground.
Kadirov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but fook can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
fook wants to control from the top but Kadirov keeps moving.
Kadirov wants to sweep here but fook controlling him for the moment.
Kadirov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. fook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kadirov controls fook momentarily but fook frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fook stands and steps away. Kadirov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
fook shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kadirov as he jumps to the side.
Kadirov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from fook.
fook tries to clinch but Kadirov moves away
and Kadirov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kadirov stops fook from getting back to his feet.
Kadirov tries to stand but can't do so whilst fook controls his leg.
fook gets full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kadirov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as fook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
fook bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kadirov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fook wants to get up but he can't break Kadirov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
fook wants to control from the top but Kadirov keeps moving.
fook pushing down on Kadirov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
fook wants to take a breather but Kadirov is having none of it.
Kadirov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from fook.
Kadirov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
fook gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
fook closes the distance but Kadirov moves to the side
and Kadirov counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fook wants to clinch but Kadirov slips to the side
and Kadirov counters with a body kick.
fook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
fook misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramzan Kadirov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kadirov closes the distance and clinches.
fook lands a knee to the body.
fook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kadirov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
fook crunches a lovely knee into Kadirov's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
fook is trying to break the clinch but Kadirov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kadirov breaks the clinch.
Kadirov tries to clinch but fook moves away
and fook counters with a nice double leg into guard.
fook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kadirov is keeping the position for now.
Kadirov wants to stand and escape but fook is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
fook wants to pass the guard but Kadirov is keeping the position.
Kadirov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kadirov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fook wants to stand but Kadirov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kadirov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
fook walks into a jab.
Kadirov moves into the clinch.
fook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kadirov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. fook is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
fook works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
fook content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fook stands up and waves to Kadirov to follow him.
fook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kadirov swats away the attempt to clinch by fook.
fook lands with a nice body punch.
Kadirov misses with a takedown attempt
and fook counters by clinching up.
fook connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from fook.
fook manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kadirov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
fook wants to get back to his feet but Kadirov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fook keeping full guard, as Kadirov tries to pass.
fook is trying to control the position but Kadirov postures up.
hardas fook has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kadirov looking to sit in guard and control but fook gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
fook showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
fook trying to control but Kadirov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kadirov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! fook has his hands clasped together but Kadirov extends an breaks fook's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kadirov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramzan Kadirov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Stones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caesar II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Stones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caesar II!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stones misses with the combination.
II keeps the fight on the outside.
Stones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Caesar II has been cut.
II thows a body shot but no joy.
Stones lands a nice looking kick to the body. II takes a step back to recover.
II motions for Stones to come forward. II throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
II circles away from the clinch attempt.
II throws a series of punches but Stones moves out of range.
II takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
II looks gassed!
Stones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by II.
II keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stones connects with a high kick.
Caesar II seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in II's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
II working a defensive guard here.
Stones wants to control from the top but II keeps moving.
II looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
II keeping moving, preventing Stones from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stones lets loose with a powerful body kick. II will feel that in the morning.
Stones thows a body kick. II tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stones throws a sloppy head kick and II moves out of range easily.
Stones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stones misses with a series of wild punches.
Stones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
II takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stones throws a right and a left that II avoids nicely.
II with a poor takedown
and Stones counters with a head kick.
Stones lands a high kick!
Stones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks II with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stones controlling the action here.
Stones is nestled in close to II, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stones tries to pass the half guard into mount. II knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stones is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Stones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caesar II's cut.
That's time! Stones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Stones.
II shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stones throws a nice head kick!
II throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
II lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
II closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stones wants to control but II is keeping busy.
Stones actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stones trying to hold on to II's head to control him but II postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones is looking to escape.
II is thwarting Stones's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, II seems content to control.
Stones trying to control but II postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
II closes the distance but Stones moves to the side
and Stones counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Stones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts II as he jumps to the side.
II changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stones tries to avoid it but II manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stones to the ground. Stones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
II avoids a kick to the body.
II misses the body punch
and Stones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stones.
Stones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but II manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stones has II in his guard.
II looking to pass the guard.
Stones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in II's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones trying to control the position from guard on top but II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
II looking to control.
Stones trying to control the position from guard on top but II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stones prevents II from getting back to his feet.
II working for a triangle but Stones defends it easily.
II is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stones is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
II keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Stones wants to control from the top but II keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stones throws a nice looking combination but II bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stones shoots and misses
so II counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stones working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caesar II will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Caesar II's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
II swinging wilding here.
II fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stones is out of range.
Stones misses with a hook to the body
and II counters with a takedown into side control.
II stands up and beckons Stones to his feet.
II has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stones throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on II. That did some damage!
Stones lands with a right hand.
Stones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on II. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
II takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Stones scores with a four punch combination!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stones.
Stones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stones working the ground and pound from side control.
Stones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
II manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stones in particular looking to stall.
Stones throwing shots but II is blocking nicely.
Stones is working for a submission of some sort.
II keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stones is tying to control. II wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mark Stones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stones misses with a kick to the body.
Stones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
II doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stones counters with a thumping low kick.
II throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
II doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
II shoots and misses
and Stones counters with a head kick. That will keep II thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
II misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stones.
That's four 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.
II shoots and misses
and Stones counters with a left and a right that stings II.
Mark Stones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caesar II.
Stones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
II swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stones counters with a good, hard body kick but II shrugs it off.
II has his takedown stuffed
and Stones counters with a stiff right hand.
II misses with a takedown
and Stones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. II is lucky that one didn't land flush.
II throws a push kick but Stones slaps the foot to one side.
Stones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
II looks to clinch
and Stones counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Stones.
Well Stones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mark Stones!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Mark Stones!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Mark Stones!
Mark Stones wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is New Divide. Junior Lewis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Lewis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miller postures up.
Miller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lewis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Miller is now in half guard.
Lewis manages to get to full guard.
Lewis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lewis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Miller is looking to defend but Lewis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Miller! Lewis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Miller taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Junior Lewis!
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