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VFL Fight Night 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Normandale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out. Paul Normandale is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Normandale!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normandale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Normandale shoots for a double leg takedown but Balboa sprawls well. He's pushed Normandale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Normandale avoids nicely.
Normandale fails with the takedown.
Balboa throws a jab when Normandale was well out of range.
Balboa gets caught flat footed, as Normandale shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Balboa controlling Normandale's posture.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet but Normandale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandale drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Balboa dives on top into guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Normandale has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Balboa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Normandale looking to control.
Normandale has an active guard here but Balboa has managed to pass into half guard.
Normandale has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Balboa is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Normandale flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Normandale is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Balboa pulls his head out easily.
Normandale looks gassed!
Balboa decides to stand and escape the position.
Balboa connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Normandale momentarily.
Balboa lands a head shot.
Normandale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Normandale slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Normandale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balboa lands a big head kick that sends Normandale to the canvas! Balboa follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Balboa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jet leet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jet leet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tre Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
leet fails with a takedown attempt.
leet throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and leet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tre Johnson has been cut.
leet misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson darts in and clinches leet up against the cage.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, leet regains guard.
leet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now leet is on top in guard.
leet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
leet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
leet trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
leet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
leet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
leet trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
leet is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
leet is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
leet is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson working leet over with strikes here.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson trying to control but leet is having none of it.
leet tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
leet throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnson. What's that going to do exactly?
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. leet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
leet bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
leet advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leet lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
leet advances nicely into full mount.
leet looking to control and managing it successfully.
leet scores with a couple of good head shots there.
leet controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
leet working Johnson over with strikes here.
leet putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
leet lands with some strikes.
leet goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
leet is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
leet sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jet leet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tre Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and leet counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
jet leet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. leet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. leet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
leet with a nice head shot there.
leet cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
leet trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson keeping full guard, as leet tries to pass.
leet connects with a couple of short punches.
leet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
leet works to advance to full mount. Johnson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
leet lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
leet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! leet's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jet leet!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Fountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fountain comes to the cage accompanied by All the boys and the girls. Dante The Artist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Fountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante The Artist!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fountain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Artist swivels and escapes.
The Artist scores with a one two! Fountain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ricky Fountain has been cut.
A punch combination from The Artist misses.
The Artist misses with a few strikes there.
Fountain shoots in looking for a takedown. The Artist tries to sprawl out of it but Fountain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Artist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fountain instigates a clinch.
The Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Artist wants to get back to striking at distance but Fountain won't allow it.
Fountain stalling in the clinch.
Fountain keeps control of The Artist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fountain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Fountain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fountain keeps control of The Artist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Artist wants to break free but Fountain has control.
Fountain looking for a takedown.
The Artist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fountain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Artist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Artist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fountain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Artist throws a right and a left that Fountain avoids nicely.
Fountain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Artist wants to get back to his feet.
The Artist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fountain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Artist is defending against the submission attempts here by Fountain.
The Artist is looking to get back to is feet but Fountain passes into side control.
Fountain misses with the ground and pound.
The Artist is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fountain is controlling him well.
Fountain is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fountain trying to control the action but The Artist is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fountain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Artist.
Fountain forces The Artist back against the cage and clinches.
The Artist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fountain has him pressed against the cage.
The Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Artist can't break the clinch.
Fountain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Artist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Artist is looking to break free of the clinch but Fountain has double underhooks.
Fountain keeps control of The Artist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fountain keeps control of The Artist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Artist breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from The Artist misses.
Fountain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Artist.
Fountain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Artist closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Artist tries to bum rush Fountain with a series of wild strikes but Fountain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante The Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from The Artist misses.
Fountain fails with a takedown attempt.
The Artist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fountain.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Artist is trying to break the clinch but Fountain has him pressed against the cage.
The Artist breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Fountain as he checks the leg kick.
The Artist throws a nice looking combination but Fountain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Artist misses with a series of wild punches.
Fountain doesn't manage to clinch there - The Artist circles away.
The Artist scores with a nice strike.
The Artist misses with a double jab.
No joy there for The Artist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fountain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Artist throws a head kick that misses.
Fountain tries to close the distance and clinch but The Artist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Artist misses with a few strikes there.
The Artist throws a nice looking combination but Fountain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Artist's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Artist duly obliges.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
The Artist misses with a few strikes there.
Fountain closes the distance and clinches.
Fountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Fountain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Fountain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Artist misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Artist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fountain circles away quickly and effectively.
Fountain darts in and clinches The Artist up against the cage.
The Artist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fountain tries to pull guard but The Artist holds him up against the cage and eventually Fountain drops back down to his feet.
Fountain manages to break the clinch.
Fountain misses with a takedown attempt - The Artist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fountain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Artist pinned against the cage. The Artist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Fountain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from The Artist misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Artist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Artist moves out of range as Fountain throws a body kick.
Fountain slips a jab and a cross from The Artist.
The Artist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fountain rushes The Artist and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Artist has had enough of the clinch but Fountain keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Artist tries to break the clinch but Fountain is controlling the position.
Fountain turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The Artist wants to get back to his feet.
Fountain tries for a kimura but The Artist is defending well.
The Artist explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The Artist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fountain scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fountain has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fountain is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by The Artist.
The Artist misses with the combination.
Fountain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Artist is fending him off so far but Fountain persists. Nope, The Artist circles away and we're back to standing.
The Artist tries to bum rush Fountain with a series of wild strikes but Fountain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Artist throws a series of punches but Fountain moves out of range.
The Artist misses with a series of wild punches.
The Artist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fountain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Artist misses with the combination.
The Artist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Fountain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fountain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricky Fountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Artist lands with a nice combination. Fountain backs away looking to recover.
The Artist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dante The Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Artist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Artist misses with a double jab.
The Artist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fountain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Artist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fountain slips a jab and a cross from The Artist.
The Artist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
Fountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Artist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fountain.
A combination from The Artist does no damage.
The Artist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Artist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Artist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Artist throws a right and a left that Fountain avoids nicely.
The Artist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fountain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
Fountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fountain throws a head kick but The Artist moves out of range.
The Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
Fountain is looking to clinch but The Artist is avoiding it.
The Artist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Artist avoids the head kick by Fountain.
Fountain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Artist.
Fountain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Artist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fountain circles away quickly and effectively.
Fountain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Fountain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Fountain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The Artist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fountain dodges the punch combination from The Artist.
Fountain shoots in looking for a takedown. The Artist tries to sprawl out of it but Fountain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Artist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Artist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Artist throws a nice looking combination but Fountain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Artist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Artist misses with a hook.
Fountain scores with a head kick.
Fountain doesn't manage to clinch there - The Artist circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Artist misses with a few strikes there.
Fountain closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fountain prevents The Artist from breaking the clinch.
Fountain goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Artist prevents it.
Fountain keeps control of The Artist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fountain keeps control of The Artist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fountain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Artist lands a jab-cross combination.
The Artist misses with a few strikes there.
Fountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Artist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Artist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Artist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fountain backs up against the cage.
Fountain throws a nice looking combination but The Artist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fountain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Artist throws a right and a left that Fountain avoids nicely.
The Artist closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Artist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fountain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Fountain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Artist throws a right hand that Fountain ducks under and follows up with a left that Fountain also avoids with ease.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Artist has had enough of the clinch but Fountain keeps him there for the moment.
The Artist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Artist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fountain counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Artist misses with a double jab
and Fountain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fountain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fountain breaks from the clinch.
The Artist scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fountain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Artist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Artist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Artist throws a combination that misses
and Fountain counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from The Artist.
No joy there for The Artist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Artist swats away the attempt to clinch by Fountain.
The Artist stuffs the takedown attempt from Fountain. Fountain gets slowly back to his feet.
The Artist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fountain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fountain breaks from the clinch.
The Artist misses with a combination
and Fountain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fountain.
The Artist is trying to break free.
Fountain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Artist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fountain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Artist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Artist can't break the clinch.
The Artist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Artist is looking to break free of the clinch but Fountain has double underhooks.
Fountain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Artist smiles and moves away.
The Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Artist throws a nice looking combination but Fountain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Artist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Artist throws a right hand that Fountain ducks under and follows up with a left that Fountain also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fountain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fountain shoots in and drives through. The Artist sprawls well.
A left and a right from The Artist both land. Nice combination.
The Artist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fountain tries to clinch but The Artist is having none of it.
The Artist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Artist misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for The Artist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fountain fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Artist throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Fountain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fountain, 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Ricky Fountain wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Hosak (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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies rushes Hosak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hosak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
It looks like John Davies has been cut.
Hosak prevents Davies from breaking the clinch.
Hosak prevents Davies from breaking the clinch.
Davies throws a punch but it's blocked by Hosak.
Hosak lands with a short shot to the head.
Hosak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Davies wants to get back to striking at distance but Hosak won't allow it.
Hosak has clasped his hands together around Davies's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hosak creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hosak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davies has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hosak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davies has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davies is looking to reverse the position.
Davies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hosak on the ground.
Hosak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Hosak scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Davies is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hosak working away.
Hosak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hosak scoring with punches and elbows.
Hosak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hosak has an Americana. Davies didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hosak is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hosak hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Milan Hosak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redof Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Large sizable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Redof Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Large sizable !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sizable avoids the head kick by Castro.
sizable throws a hook to the side of Castro's head but Castro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
sizable shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castro but Castro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castro shoots in but sizable avoids the takedown attempt easily.
sizable is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castro lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro lands a glancing blow to the side of sizable 's head.
Castro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in sizable 's guard.
Castro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as sizable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Castro distracts sizable with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sizable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
sizable wants to get back to his feet but Castro passes into half guard.
sizable trying to control from the bottom.
Castro 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.
sizable tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.
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.
Castro seems to be working for a kimura but sizable defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Castro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sizable tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.
Castro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sizable defending well though.
sizable taking some punishment here, with Castro in his half guard.
sizable avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castro.
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.
Castro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sizable defending well though.
Castro thows a huge punch but sizable dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro throwing shots but sizable is blocking nicely.
Castro seems to be working for a kimura but sizable defends the submission attempt.
Castro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redof Castro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Redof Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro swings for the body but sizable moves out of range.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - sizable circles away.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
sizable connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
sizable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Castro.
sizable goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castro prevents it.
sizable managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
sizable avoids a wild elbow strike from Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sizable managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Castro lands a knee to the body.
sizable is breathing heavily.
Castro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sizable blocks it with crossed arms.
Castro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as sizable walks away with a smile on his face. Castro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Castro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
sizable parries the strikes from Castro easily there. Castro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable sizable to escape.
sizable is trying to control Castro's posture but Castro avoids it.
Castro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
sizable is trying to get back to half guard.
Castro is trying to get an arm triangle but sizable is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro 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.
Castro lands a nice forearm strike.
Castro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
Castro is trying to ground and pound but sizable uses the momentary lack of control by Castro to regain half guard.
sizable blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castro.
Castro working over sizable with some ground and pound. sizable looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redof Castro dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Castro digs a good body shot into sizable 's ribs.
sizable sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro clinches with his opponent.
Castro is pressed up against the cage. sizable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castro down to the mat. Castro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Castro looks to land a combination but sizable avoids it well.
sizable blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
sizable takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castro connects with a high kick.
Castro looks for a takedown but sizable sprawls well.
Castro clinches but sizable breaks the clinch
and sizable counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castro thinking.
Castro misses with a head kick.
sizable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sizable pinned against the cage. sizable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redof Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sizable blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro is looking to wear down sizable with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castro forces sizable back against the cage and clinches.
sizable is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Castro crunches a lovely knee into sizable 's ribcage.
Castro gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, sizable regains guard.
Castro postures up and lands a big shot to sizable 's brow.
Castro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castro with a nice head shot there.
Castro is looking to work some ground and pound but sizable has wrist control.
Castro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sizable has momentary wrist control but Castro slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro drops back looking for a leg! sizable is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and sizable manages to kick Castro off! Castro jumps back into sizable 's guard.
Redof Castro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Redof Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Castro with a nice head shot there.
Castro trying to control but sizable is working from the bottom.
sizable trying to control the position.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but sizable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Redof Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castro 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Redof Castro wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damico Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by You're Not Alone. Smalls has chosen Jay Z- My President is Black as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damico Smalls!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Davies is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Smalls wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Smalls sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davies is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smalls is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smalls goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Evan Davies has been cut.
A head kick by Davies misses
and Smalls counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smalls ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davies throws a left and a right that both miss
so Smalls counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies wants to stand and escape but Smalls is having none of it.
Smalls drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smalls jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Davies uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smalls counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davies is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smalls closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davies to the mat! Davies manages to get full guard.
Smalls scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smalls throwing strikes from guard but Davies blocks nicely.
Smalls advances position into side control!
Smalls advances nicely into full mount.
Smalls with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davies bucks Smalls off and manages to get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies misses with a double jab
and Smalls makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smalls looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Davies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Smalls looking to secure an arm triangle but Davies defends it well.
Smalls gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Smalls gets a clinch.
Smalls pulls guard.
Smalls is looking for a triangle but Davies pushes his legs off easily.
Davies gets to his feet - Smalls follows without any prompting.
Davies throws a combination that misses
and Smalls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smalls scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smalls holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davies tries to break the clinch but Smalls is controlling the position.
Davies is pressed up against the cage. Smalls has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davies down to the mat. Davies avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davies misses with a combination
and Smalls moves into the clinch.
Smalls breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smalls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davies.
Davies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smalls counters with a shoot takedown. Davies fights it but they end up in guard.
Davies wants to stand up but Smalls is controlling him.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Smalls passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to hold on to Smalls's head to control him but Smalls postures up.
Smalls performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smalls is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Davies is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damico Smalls!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Patrick Flanery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jake themuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanery comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to boston. Sean Patrick Flanery had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Patrick Flanery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jake themuse!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanery misses with a takedown attempt - themuse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
themuse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
themuse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flanery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flanery not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flanery keeping full guard, as themuse tries to pass.
themuse passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Flanery struggling a bit here.
themuse wants to control but Flanery is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
themuse working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
themuse is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flanery knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Flanery is breathing heavily.
themuse advances to full mount.
themuse lands a heavy elbow.
themuse in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
themuse moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Flanery has worked his arm free - good work by Flanery!
themuse working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
themuse passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Flanery!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
themuse swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Flanery is now in themuse's guard. A big mistake from themuse there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
themuse throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
themuse has his foot on Flanery's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flanery works his way back into a safe position though.
themuse throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
themuse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flanery is one step ahead there.
Flanery throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as themuse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flanery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
themuse is controlling Flanery's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now themuse is on top in guard.
themuse controls from within his opponent's guard.
themuse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flanery is keeping the position for now.
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.
themuse passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
themuse seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Flanery is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). jake themuse!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stafford Alois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hasslehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Hasslehoff is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stafford Alois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hasslehoff!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasslehoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hasslehoff trying to control the position but Alois is working away.
Hasslehoff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hasslehoff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alois is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hasslehoff working the ground and pound but Alois is defending the strikes.
Hasslehoff taking a break here but Alois is having none of it and regains half guard.
Alois could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hasslehoff prevents Alois from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alois keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alois ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasslehoff moves away.
Alois misses with a looping right.
Hasslehoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hasslehoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Hasslehoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Alois which made him look bad.
Hasslehoff ducks under a wild hook from Alois.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alois throws a right and a left that Hasslehoff avoids nicely.
Hasslehoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hasslehoff looks gassed!
Alois misses with a double jab.
Alois connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Alois - just one landing.
Hasslehoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alois darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alois changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alois throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alois misses the shot to the body.
Alois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alois throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alois misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hasslehoff avoids the head kick by Alois.
Hasslehoff shoots in and bounces Alois off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alois looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hasslehoff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alois wants to stand but Hasslehoff is controlling the position.
Hasslehoff throwing strikes from guard but Alois blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hasslehoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alois looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hasslehoff is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hasslehoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alois is keeping the position for now.
Hasslehoff wants to control from the top but Alois keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alois lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stafford Alois dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alois tries to close the distance and clinch but Hasslehoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alois misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Alois does no damage.
Hasslehoff shoots in and drives through. Alois sprawls well.
Hasslehoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alois attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alois looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasslehoff is just out of range.
Alois throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasslehoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alois tries a head kick but it misses.
Alois throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alois tries a head kick but it misses.
Hasslehoff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasslehoff wants to control but Alois is keeping him busy.
Hasslehoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alois has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alois regains half guard.
Hasslehoff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alois!
Hasslehoff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alois looks a forlorn figure.
Hasslehoff lands a heavy elbow.
Hasslehoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alois is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alois is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hasslehoff wants to control the pace but Alois is squirming around nicely.
Hasslehoff is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alois is desperately trying to improve his position but Hasslehoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Alois avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hasslehoff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasslehoff landing strikes from the mount.
Alois really wants to buck Hasslehoff off and get back to his feet.
Alois keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hasslehoff with the ground and pound from mount.
Alois sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hasslehoff is stalling here. Alois is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hasslehoff seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alois has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hasslehoff is looking to regain half guard here but Alois keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hasslehoff is trying to work for a sweep but Alois has mounted him!
Hasslehoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alois wants to control the pace but Hasslehoff is squirming around nicely.
Hasslehoff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hasslehoff regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hasslehoff actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hasslehoff 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alois pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alois motions for Hasslehoff to come forward. Alois throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alois throws a jab but it's blocked by Hasslehoff.
Alois throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alois misses with an uppercut. Hasslehoff saw that one coming.
Hasslehoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alois avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alois being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hasslehoff wants to pass the guard but Alois is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alois is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alois keeping moving, preventing Hasslehoff from controlling successfully.
Alois looking to control.
Hasslehoff passes Alois's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hasslehoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alois trying to control but Hasslehoff postures up.
Hasslehoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alois tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hasslehoff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hasslehoff punching from mount but Alois doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hasslehoff throwing strikes but Alois bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Hasslehoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Alois is retaining full guard.
Alois can't keep his opponent in guard - Hasslehoff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alois wants to control but Hasslehoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hasslehoff is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Alois has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alois is looking to escape.
Hasslehoff has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alois avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hasslehoff.
Alois wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hasslehoff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alois looks a forlorn figure.
Alois wants to get back to his feet.
Hasslehoff thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hasslehoff goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alois turns into him and now he's in Hasslehoff's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hasslehoff wants to sweep here but Alois controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Hasslehoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hasslehoff 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Stafford Alois!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Stafford Alois!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Stafford Alois!
Stafford Alois wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Intro Song. 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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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mitchell's guard.
pearl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell has his feet on pearl's thighs here. He's pushed pearl off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! pearl screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Mitchell!
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