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VFC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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, David Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Short!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Short lands with a kick to the temple. Daniels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Short swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
Daniels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Short shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniels sprawls well. He's pushed Short's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Short fails with a takedown attempt.
Short throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Short off to one side.
David Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Short.
Daniels throws a one two combo.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Short bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up with Short, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes Short against the cage but Short circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
David Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Short dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
David Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Short shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Short shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Short tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Short is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Short changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Short manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Short moves out of range.
Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
Daniels throws a series of strikes that have Short backpedaling.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Short rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Short prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Short successfully pulls guard.
Daniels wants to get up but he can't break Short's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daniels trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Short is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Short looks gassed!
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Short has a closed guard, preventing Daniels from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Daniels.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Short shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Short showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Short misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daniels!
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Short tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Short avoids nicely.
Short tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
David Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daniels tries to bum rush Short with a series of wild strikes but Short uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Daniels scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daniels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Short bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Short bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Short avoids a punch combination nicely.
Short wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Short avoids nicely.
No luck for Short with that takedown attempt.
Short is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Daniels.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels tries to bum rush Short with a series of wild strikes but Short uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels swinging wilding here.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
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.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Short showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Short closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Short pushes Daniels against the cage but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
David Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Short.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Short misses the target.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Short moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels is working the combinations to good effect here.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Short showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Short fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Short avoids nicely.
Daniels lands a two punch combo.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels swinging wilding here.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Short shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels throws a one two combo.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
A right-left combo lands from Daniels.
Short dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Short avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels throws a right hand that Short ducks under and follows up with a left that Short also avoids with ease.
Short avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels throws a combination. Short tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Daniels dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels works over Short's head and body with a nice combination.
Short shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Short showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Short shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
Daniels stalks Short and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Short's face. Short staggers backwards, shaken.
Short has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Short fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Short.
Short closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Short takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short throws a leg kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels tries to bum rush Short with a series of wild strikes but Short uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels looks to land a combination. Short sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Short tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Short avoids nicely.
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.
Daniels lands with a nice combination. Short backs away looking to recover.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Short fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels throws a right hand that Short ducks under and follows up with a left that Short also avoids with ease.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
David Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Short dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to bum rush Short with a series of wild strikes but Short uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Short moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Short is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Short dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Daniels tries to bum rush Short with a series of wild strikes but Short uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Short changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Short manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniels lands a two punch combo.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Short shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniels as he avoids it easily.
Short has a takedown stuffed.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Short looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Short persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Short moves out of range.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
David Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels throws a right hand that Short ducks under and follows up with a left that Short also avoids with ease.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luke Short has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Short has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Daniels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon OFarrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon OFarrell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OFarrell fails to land with a series of punches.
OFarrell lands with a right and another and another! Jones is in big trouble! OFarrell lands again and this time it's lights out for Jones! A quality knockout there for OFarrell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brandon OFarrell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M I Callis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pitfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitfield has chosen All Against All by The Haunted as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, M I Callis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Pitfield!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitfield is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Callis.
Pitfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pitfield with a poor takedown
and Callis counters with a left and a right that stings Pitfield.
Pitfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitfield throws a leg kick but Callis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pitfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Callis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitfield looks up at the clock and then as Callis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pitfield smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Callis gets back to half guard.
Pitfield stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Callis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Callis tries to roll over but Pitfield keeps him under control.
Callis is trying to stand.
Pitfield is working for a submission of some sort.
Callis is trying to maintain the position but Pitfield is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Callis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Callis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Callis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Callis is breathing heavily.
Callis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pitfield working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Callis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitfield gets to his feet - Callis follows without any prompting.
Pitfield connects with a high kick.
Pitfield scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Callis fails to land the takedown.
Thomas Pitfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitfield scores with a kick to the midsection.
Callis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for M I Callis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitfield looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Callis is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pitfield pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pitfield 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.
Pitfield connects with a high kick.
It looks like M I Callis has been cut.
Callis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pitfield tries to avoid it but Callis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pitfield to the ground. Pitfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Callis checks a leg kick.
Pitfield closes the distance but Callis moves to the side
and Callis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pitfield won't be happy with that.
Pitfield is trying to get back to half guard.
Pitfield trying his best to control but Callis has mounted him.
Callis landing shots from mount.
Pitfield wants to control but Callis is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pitfield has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pitfield!
Pitfield postures up.
Callis has his foot on Pitfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pitfield works his way back into a safe position though.
Pitfield would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pitfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pitfield gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pitfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Callis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitfield wants to clinch.
Callis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitfield.
Pitfield moves in looking to clinch but Callis pushes him off.
Callis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitfield has his takedown stuffed
and Callis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pitfield's guard now.
Pitfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pitfield is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Callis, into his guard.
Callis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pitfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pitfield would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Callis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Callis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pitfield trying to control but Callis is working from the bottom.
Callis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pitfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Callis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pitfield wants to control from the top but Callis keeps moving.
Pitfield is pushing down on Callis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Callis is fighting to maintain full guard but Pitfield has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M I Callis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on M I Callis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pitfield has his takedown stuffed
and Callis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pitfield's guard.
Callis postures up.
Callis trying to control but Pitfield is working from the bottom.
Callis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Callis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Callis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitfield is looking to stand up but Callis isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitfield keeping moving, preventing Callis from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pitfield has his takedown stuffed
and Callis counters with a single leg into guard. Pitfield didn't expect that.
Pitfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Callis.
Callis postures up in Pitfield's guard and throws a big left but Pitfield blocks it.
Pitfield keeping moving, preventing Callis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pitfield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Callis stopping the sweep attempt from Pitfield.
Callis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Callis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pitfield keeping moving, preventing Callis from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pitfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Callis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pitfield off and has taken his back!
Pitfield looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Callis working for a choke but Pitfield is defending well.
Callis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
M I Callis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitfield is keeping busy.
Pitfield manages to reverse the position and now he's in Callis's guard. Nice work there by Pitfield.
Pitfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Callis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pitfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pitfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Callis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
M I Callis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Callis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M I Callis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johann Naboo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cathal Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naboo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones. Kelly has chosen Flogging Molly - Devil's Dance Floor as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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, Johann Naboo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathal Kelly!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Naboo wants to get back to full guard.
Naboo is defending against the submission attempts here by Kelly.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naboo keeps working.
Naboo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Naboo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naboo throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Naboo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly fails to land the takedown.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naboo pushes Kelly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kelly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kelly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Naboo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Naboo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
Kelly is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Naboo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naboo keeps working.
Kelly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Naboo down.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naboo keeps working.
Kelly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Naboo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naboo keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to advance to mount but Naboo denies him.
Naboo is not content to let Kelly control the 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.
Naboo is looking to reverse the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Naboo misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has Naboo backing up. Naboo nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Naboo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Naboo is breathing heavily.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Naboo throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal Kelly 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.
Naboo misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Naboo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kelly tries for a kimura but Naboo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kelly tries to advance to mount but Naboo denies him.
Naboo tries to escape but Kelly is in control.
Kelly trying to control the action but Naboo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kelly tries for a kimura but Naboo is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly tries to move to mount but Naboo blocks the move with his legs.
Naboo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naboo dodges the ground and pound from Kelly.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Naboo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Naboo controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly prevents Naboo from getting back to his feet.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naboo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naboo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kelly controls the pace.
Kelly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Naboo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naboo wants to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naboo won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Kelly stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naboo pushes Kelly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kelly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kelly decides to stand back up. Kelly steps back and let's Naboo get back to his feet.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Naboo shows good takedown defense.
Naboo misses with a combination
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Naboo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naboo throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Naboo only half commits.
Naboo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelly.
Naboo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kelly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Naboo uses from the top position.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naboo preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Naboo postures up.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naboo won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Kelly is trying to keep Naboo in close.
Cathal Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naboo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naboo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
Kelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Naboo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naboo keeps working.
Naboo being controlled for a moment.
Kelly in side control, throwing shots but Naboo defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naboo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
An elbow from Kelly crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Kelly's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kelly landing strikes.
Naboo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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.
Naboo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kelly is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Naboo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kelly.
Kelly tries to control but Naboo wriggling away.
Johann Naboo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Reutland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Reutland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sapofski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapofski throws a nice looking combination but Reutland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sapofski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapofski throws a series of punches but Reutland moves out of range.
Sapofski throws a series of punches but Reutland moves out of range.
Reutland shoots in and bounces Sapofski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reutland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reutland not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reutland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reutland slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reutland seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sapofski for as long as he can get away with.
Sapofski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reutland sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sapofski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reutland.
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.
Reutland advances position into side control!
Reutland 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.
Reutland in side control, throwing shots but Sapofski defends.
Sapofski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reutland staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reutland has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The strikes coming from Reutland are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sapofski stops Reutland from passing to mount.
Reutland tries to score with some ground and pound. Sapofski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sapofski looks gassed!
Sapofski being controlled for a moment.
Sapofski is pushing Reutland's head away, looking to escape. Reutland manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Reutland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sapofski trying to remain calm as Reutland controls from the top position.
Reutland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Reutland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reutland darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reutland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reutland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reutland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reutland throwing shots but Sapofski is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reutland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sapofski is not content to let Reutland control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tony Reutland just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Reutland gets the takedown into side control.
Reutland 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 Sapofski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reutland creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sapofski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sapofski is breathing heavily.
Reutland happy to just control the position for now.
Reutland throws a strike aimed at the side of Sapofski's head but Sapofski avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reutland wants to control but Sapofski is keeping him busy.
Reutland controlling the position.
Reutland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sapofski keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reutland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sapofski to see if he's OK.
Reutland trying to control the position but Sapofski is working away.
Sapofski is trying to escape the position but Reutland is controlling the position.
Reutland really is a fat lump.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tony Reutland just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Reutland gets a takedown into half guard.
Sapofski looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reutland controlling the action here.
Sapofski is staying active underneath Reutland, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reutland is just content to waste time from the top position. Sapofski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Reutland dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reutland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reutland showed some decent athleticism there.
Reutland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sapofski is looking to escape.
Sapofski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reutland controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reutland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapofski defending well though.
Sapofski wants to get back to his feet.
Reutland slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reutland lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reutland not doing much here.
Reutland tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sapofski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reutland thows a huge punch but Sapofski dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Reutland seems content to control.
Reutland thows a huge punch but Sapofski dodges it nicely.
Reutland is pressing down on Sapofski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sapofski is holding on for now.
Reutland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reutland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reutland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Sapofski does no damage.
Reutland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sapofski seems a little lost for a moment, as Reutland dominates the positioning.
Reutland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Reutland tries to score with some ground and pound. Sapofski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Reutland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reutland 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Reutland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
205 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Jason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonidas Black!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jason shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Jason shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jason shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Jason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Jason tries to tie him up.
Black keeps control of Jason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Jason trying to land knees to the body.
Jason managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Jason drops back down to his feet.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Jason goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Black tries to clinch there but Jason circles away.
Jason throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jason off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jason shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Aaron Jason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black clinches up against the cage.
Jason misses with a knee to the head.
Jason managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Jason jumps guard but Black stands there with Jason around his waist. Jason gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jason is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Jason pulls guard effortlessly.
Jason working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jason is breathing heavily.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jason is proving hard to escape from.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Black 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.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jason fails with the takedown.
Black looks to clinch
and Jason counters by moving into the clinch.
Jason can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Jason tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Jason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jason tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jason letting Black take a breather here.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jason is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jason throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Jason tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Jason drops back down to his feet.
Jason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jason is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jason managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Jason drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jason.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jason looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jason drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aaron Jason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black closes the distance but Jason moves to the side
and Jason counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jason has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jason avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black has Jason pushed against the cage.
Jason tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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 Aaron Jason will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jason shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black wants to clinch
and Jason counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Black is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jason tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jason drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Jason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jason fails to pull guard.
Jason being controlled against the cage.
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.
Jason fails to pull guard.
Jason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black is pressed up against the cage. Jason has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black tries to clinch up.
Jason shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jason shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Black to work.
Jason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Jason is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jason tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jason avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidas Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Whats New pussy Cat by Tom Jones. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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211 lbs
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21
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good kicks
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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, Noel James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denham moves away.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Denham checks it well.
Denham misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Denham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denham lands a jab-cross combination.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James misses with a wild combination.
James throws out a leg kick but Denham moves out of range and James only half commits.
James lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Denham's shoulder, as Denham tries to avoid the shot.
Denham keeps the fight on the outside.
Denham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from James misses.
Denham tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
James throws a right hand that Denham ducks under and follows up with a left that Denham also avoids with ease.
Denham cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Denham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Denham showed some decent athleticism there.
James is looking to control Denham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
James is breathing heavily.
Denham winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Denham winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Denham prevents James from improving his position.
Denham tries to stand and escape but James is controlling the position.
Denham prevents James from standing back up.
James wants to get back to full guard.
Denham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Denham preventing the sweep.
James is looking for a triangle but Denham pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Denham stopping the sweep attempt from James.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James tries to get to full guard but Denham has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Denham there.
Denham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denham tries to stand and escape but James is controlling the position.
James moves into full guard.
James wants to sweep here but Denham controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
James controlling the position.
Denham connects with a couple of short punches.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Denham manages to get himself to full guard.
Denham looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Denham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Denham wants to stand but James is controlling the position.
James wants to control from the top but Denham keeps moving.
James preventing the sweep.
Denham throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
James passes into half guard.
Denham looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denham manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel James 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.
James swinging wilding here.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James dodges the punch combination from Denham.
James throws a nice looking combination but Denham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Denham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Denham slips a straight right by James.
Denham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Denham!
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Denham throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Denham.
Denham lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Denham catches James right on the button with a cross.
Noel James is winning the standup battle so far.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Denham.
James digs a good body shot into Denham's ribs.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Denham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Denham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denham misses with the combination.
Denham slips a jab and a cross from James.
Robbie Denham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from James.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denham to score with a decent uppercut.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Denham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
James controls Denham momentarily but Denham frees himself.
James wants to sweep here but Denham controlling him for the moment.
Denham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James takes Denham's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Denham is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denham misses with the combination.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Denham backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denham dodges the punch combination from James.
Denham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Denham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noel James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denham slips a jab and a cross from James.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Denham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denham misses with a few strikes there.
Denham keeps the fight on the outside.
James sizes up Denham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denham works the jab nicely.
Denham looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Denham misses with a body shot
and James counters with a left and a right that stings Denham.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denham.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James takes a swing at Denham's ribcage but misses.
Denham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Denham duly obliges.
Denham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Denham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James lands a body shot.
James throws a push kick but Denham slaps the foot to one side.
Denham misses with a double jab.
Denham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denham looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
A combination from James does no damage.
Denham lands a right hook to the body.
Denham throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James throws a leg kick which misses Denham's front leg but catches the back leg as Denham tries to avoid it.
Denham throws a right and a left that both miss.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denham misses with a combination
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Denham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
James throws the kick towards the body but Denham avoids it.
A nice combination there by Denham.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James looks to land a combination but Denham avoids it well.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denham looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James throws a series of punches but Denham moves out of range.
Denham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Denham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Denham in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Denham creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
James throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Denham working the head with strikes.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him
James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
James is tying to control. Denham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Denham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Denham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Denham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Denham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denham.
Denham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Denham uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Denham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Denham cracks James with a solid left hand.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Denham tries to stand but James is controlling from the bottom.
James controls Denham momentarily but Denham frees himself.
Denham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control the pace but Denham is squirming around nicely.
Denham wants to get back to his feet.
Denham is in all sorts of trouble here.
James wants to control the pace but Denham is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Denham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Denham wants to get back to his feet.
Denham tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
James lands a big elbow.
Denham is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
Denham tries to hold on but James postures up.
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.
Denham is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Denham wants to get back to his feet.
Denham is wriggling around trying to escape.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
Denham swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
James looking to finish Denham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Denham!
James landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Denham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
James avoids the attempt from Denham to control.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robbie Denham.
I think Denham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Denham!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Floro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Boii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floro comes to the cage accompanied by Bang - Gorky Park. Bruno Floro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Floro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Boii!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boii shoots in but Floro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Floro throws a nice looking combination but Boii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Floro is fending him off so far but Boii persists. Nope, Floro circles away and we're back to standing.
Boii shoots in looking for a takedown. Floro tries to sprawl out of it but Boii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Floro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruno Floro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Boii.
Floro looks to score with a jab to the body but Boii is just out of range.
Boii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boii shoots in and drives through. Floro sprawls well.
Boii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Floro circles away.
Boii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Floro is fending him off so far but Boii persists. Nope, Floro circles away and we're back to standing.
Boii shoots in for a double leg but Floro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Floro.
Floro throws a right and a left that Boii avoids nicely.
Bruno Floro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boii looks gassed!
Floro throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Steven Boii has been cut.
Floro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boii moves out of range of the body kick from Floro.
Boii clinches up with Floro and pushes him back against the cage.
Boii fails to pull guard.
Floro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boii takes a shot to the head.
Boii tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Floro has a couple of punches blocked by Boii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boii.
Floro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boii jumps guard.
Floro gets to his feet - Boii follows without any prompting.
Floro fails to land with a series of punches.
Floro throws a right hand that Boii ducks under and follows up with a left that Boii also avoids with ease.
Floro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Floro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boii doesn't seem phased though.
Floro misses with a head kick.
Floro misses with a two punch combination.
Boii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A right-left combo lands from Floro.
Floro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Floro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boii in his tracks.
Boii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Floro throws a combination. Boii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floro throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Floro as Boii shoots in.
Boii blocks a head kick by Floro.
Boii shoots in for a double leg but Floro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Floro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boii.
Boii blocks a head kick by Floro.
Boii looks for a takedown but Floro sprawls well.
Floro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Floro looks to land a right hand but Boii moved out of range.
Boii shoots in looking for a takedown. Floro tries to sprawl out of it but Boii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Floro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boii scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floro wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boii is working for a guillotine from mount but Floro frees his head quite easily.
Boii goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Floro is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Floro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Boii's cut.
That's time! Floro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Floro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruno Floro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boii wants to clinch.
Floro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boii blocks a head kick by Floro.
Boii shoots in and drives through. Floro sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Boii or perhaps it was just good defense by Floro which made him look bad.
Bruno Floro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Boii.
Floro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Floro stands up and beckons Boii to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boii shoots and misses
and Floro counters with a one-two to the body.
Boii avoids the head kick by Floro.
Boii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Floro.
Floro connects with a solid leg kick.
Boii misses with a takedown
and Floro counters with a nice uppercut.
Boii shoots in for a double leg but Floro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Floro's waist but Floro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boii off to one side.
Floro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Floro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boii.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Floro has closed the distance and engaged Boii in a clinch.
Floro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boii decides to pull guard.
Floro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Floro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boii shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boii was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boii wants to control the pace but Floro is squirming around nicely.
Boii moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Floro has worked his arm free - good work by Floro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boii goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Floro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boii but great work by Floro.
Boii looks to move to half guard but instead Floro has passed into mount! Damn!
Boii swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Boii can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floro is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Boii misses with a takedown
and Floro counters with a single leg into guard. Boii didn't expect that.
Boii throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Floro escapes and throws Boii's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boii manages to work his way to half guard, despite Floro's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Floro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Boii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boii dodges the punch combination from Floro.
Floro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Floro won't be happy with that.
Floro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boii asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Floro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Boii.
Boii trying to control the position but Floro is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boii throwing strikes but Floro manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boii gets back to half guard.
Floro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Boii gets full guard.
Floro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boii working for submissions but it's allowed Floro to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boii trying to get back to full guard but Floro takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Boii can't escape the position.
Floro is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
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.
Floro lands with a nice combination. Boii backs away looking to recover.
Floro throws a sloppy head kick
and Boii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Floro wants to stall.
Bruno Floro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boii fails to pull guard.
Boii jumps guard.
Boii is trying to control the position but Floro postures up.
Floro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boii looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Floro has picked Boii up and slammed him! Boii can't keep hold of the triangle and Floro manages to pass to side control!
Boii tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Floro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steven Boii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floro blocks the strikes from Boii.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Boii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Floro 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Floro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcibiade Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Beastie Boys - Intergalactic. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alcibiade Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Sberg!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Sberg which made him look bad.
Sberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sberg moves nicely into side control.
Sberg throws an elbow but Black slips to the side and avoids it well.
Black tries to bench press Sberg off him but Sberg keeps the position.
Sberg trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black is trying to improve his position.
Black manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black is working for a submission of some sort.
Sberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black slips nicely into half guard.
Black passes to full mount!
Sberg is trying to escape the mount but Black keeps good control and instead manages to take Sberg's back.
Sberg is trying to shake Black off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Black won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black is looking for a triangle but Sberg pushes his legs off easily.
Sberg is stalling in the full guard.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sberg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black with a poor takedown
and Sberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sberg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sberg wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
Sberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sberg stands up from half guard.
Black tries for a takedown but Sberg circles away easily
and Sberg counters with a big head kick but Black shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alcibiade Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sberg is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Sberg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
Sberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Sberg decides to stand back up.
Black fails with the takedown
and Sberg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black has his foot on Sberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Black keeping moving, preventing Sberg from controlling successfully.
Carl Sberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sberg throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Black's body to avoid the submission. Black has instead reached around Sberg's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Black arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alcibiade Black!
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