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Cage Legends 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mick Helm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slice looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Helm drops back looking for a leg! Slice is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slice manages to kick Helm off! Helm jumps back into Slice's guard.
Helm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Slice wants to stand and escape but Helm is having none of it.
Helm trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Slice wants to stand up but Helm is controlling him.
Helm drops back looking for a leg! Slice is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slice manages to kick Helm off! Helm jumps back into Slice's guard.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Helm from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Helm shoots in but no luck this time.
Helm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Helm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Slice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Helm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Helm 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.
Slice wants to stand up but Helm is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helm.
Helm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Helm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slice throws Helm to one side and escapes!
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slice's head.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
Helm shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helm connects with a high kick.
Slice throws a right and a left that Helm avoids nicely.
Slice misses with the combination.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Helm shoots in but Slice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Helm.
Helm shoots in but Slice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Helm slips a jab and a cross from Slice.
Slice looks to land a combination but Helm avoids it well.
Helm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Slice is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Helm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helm scoring with punches and elbows.
Slice tries to escape but Helm is in control.
Helm wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Helm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Helm passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Helm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helm gets the takedown into side control.
Helm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Helm prevents Slice from escaping the position.
Helm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Helm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Slice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice tries to escape but Helm is in control.
Slice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helm on the ground.
Helm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Helm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Slice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Helm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Helm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slice keeps working.
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.
Slice bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Helm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Helm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
Helm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
Helm fails to land the takedown.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Helm.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice wants to stand and escape but Helm is having none of it.
Helm works over Slice with some ground and pound from guard.
Helm wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Slice wants to stand but Helm is controlling the position.
Slice has his feet on Helm's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Helm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helm has a takedown stuffed.
Kimbo Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helm avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Helm - the referee stops the clock and Slice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Helm. Slice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Helm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as Helm shoots in.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Slice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Helm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Helm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Helm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slice throws a series of punches but Helm avoids them all with ease.
Helm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Helm lands in his opponent's guard.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Helm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Helm from controlling successfully.
Helm won't allow Slice to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Slice is looking to stand up but Helm isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Helm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Helm.
Helm fails with a takedown attempt.
Slice misses with the combination.
Helm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slice.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Slice throws a right and a left that Helm avoids nicely.
Helm shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Helm looks for a takedown but Slice sprawls well.
Helm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
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.
Helm shoots in and drives through. Slice sprawls well.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice tries to bum rush Helm with a series of wild strikes but Helm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slice throws a right hand that Helm ducks under and follows up with a left that Helm also avoids with ease.
Helm shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice tries to bum rush Helm with a series of wild strikes but Helm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helm shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helm shoots in and drives through. Slice sprawls well.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
Helm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helm scores with a head kick.
Helm moves into the clinch successfully.
Slice drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Helm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Slice tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to score a body lock takedown but Helm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slice tries for a takedown but Helm manages to get underhooks.
Slice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Helm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Helm lands a head kick!
Helm shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice throws a series of punches but Helm avoids them all with ease.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Helm shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Helm closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. Helm pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Helm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
Helm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helm shoots in and drives through. Slice sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Slice swinging wilding here.
Helm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slice's waist but Slice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Helm off to one side.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Helm or perhaps it was just good defense by Slice which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Helm shoots for a double leg takedown but Slice sprawls well. He's pushed Helm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Slice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helm circles away quickly and effectively.
Slice misses with the combination.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mick Helm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Helm has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kimbo Slice.
I think Helm 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 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Helm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Bocca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa has chosen Get Sexy as his entrance music. Gray Villa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Bocca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Villa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Bocca. No joy for Villa on that attempt.
Villa looks for a takedown but Bocca sprawls well.
Leonardo Bocca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Villa.
Bocca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bocca wants to control but Villa is keeping him busy.
Bocca wants to pass the guard but Villa is defending well.
Bocca decides to stand and escape the position.
Villa has his takedown stuffed
and Bocca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bocca trying to mount his opponent but Villa defends it.
Bocca is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Villa is just riding it out for now. Bocca eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa wants to improve his position but Bocca is controlling well.
Bocca decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Villa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bocca counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Villa's guard now.
Bocca wants to pass the guard but Villa is keeping the position.
Villa is trying to hold Bocca in close to prevent damage but Bocca has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Villa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bocca.
Villa is in trouble now - Bocca has advanced to mount!
Villa looks gassed!
Villa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bocca jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Villa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Villa and Bocca has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bocca controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bocca tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bocca has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bocca scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bocca 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 Villa's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Bocca stands up and beckons Villa to his feet.
Bocca tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bocca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bocca tries to score a body lock takedown but Villa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Villa has Bocca pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bocca manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Bocca to work.
Bocca wants the takedown. Villa is fighting it off but Bocca persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Villa's guard against the cage.
Bocca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Bocca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bocca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bocca trying to control the action but Villa is working from the bottom.
Villa is holding on to half guard well.
Villa scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bocca manages to mount him!
Bocca swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Villa is now in Bocca's guard. A big mistake from Bocca there, giving up the dominant position!
Bocca seems keen to control Villa's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villa is breathing heavily.
Villa is pushing down on Bocca's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bocca is fighting to maintain full guard but Villa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bocca wants to control but Villa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bocca tries to get to full guard but Villa has control of the leg.
Bocca trying to control but Villa postures up.
Villa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bocca keeps working.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bocca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bocca is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Villa tries to break the clinch but Bocca is controlling the position.
Bocca is trying to drag Villa to the mat but Villa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Villa is trying to maintain a safe position but Bocca gets an underhook and turns Villa into the cage.
Bocca avoiding damage.
Villa tries to pull guard but Bocca holds him up against the cage and eventually Villa drops back down to his feet.
Bocca has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Villa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bocca has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Villa's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bocca lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bocca patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bocca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bocca trying to control momentarily.
Bocca slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Bocca just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Villa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bocca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Villa!
Bocca tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Leonardo Bocca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bocca seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Villa for as long as he can get away with.
A nice elbow there by Bocca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Bocca 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. This is the final round!
Bocca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Villa moves into full guard.
Villa being controlled here, momentarily.
Bocca pushing down on Villa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Villa wants to get back to full guard.
Bocca perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bocca wants to pass to mount but Villa is defending the position.
Bocca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Villa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocca escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bocca is looking to clinch.
Bocca takes the fight into the clinch.
Bocca prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bocca breaks from the clinch.
Bocca moves into the clinch.
Bocca pulls Villa into guard.
Bocca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bocca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villa can do to turn this around?
Villa being controlled here momentarily.
Bocca being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bocca is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Villa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bocca is proving hard to escape from.
Bocca seems keen to control Villa's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bocca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Villa's guard.
Bocca passes Villa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bocca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bocca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leonardo Bocca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bocca works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bocca takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Villa working to try and regain half guard.
Gray Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Bocca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bocca 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Bocca!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asbjorn Riis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernano Laios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Asbjorn Riis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Asbjorn Riis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernano Laios!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Laios has closed the distance and engaged Riis in a clinch.
Laios lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Asbjorn Riis has been cut.
Riis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laios has him pressed against the cage.
Laios landing knees to the head.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Laios.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Asbjorn Riis's cut is getting worse.
Laios lands with a light punch inside.
Asbjorn Riis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laios stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Asbjorn Riis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short left from Laios.
Riis takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Asbjorn Riis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hernano Laios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Spring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lord comes to the cage accompanied by None. Spring has chosen Human as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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271 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Spring!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord has a takedown stuffed.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Spring has eaten all the pies!
Spring shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lord counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lord stands up out of Spring's guard for a moment - Spring manages to land a nice upkick.
Lord tries to free his leg and advance position but Spring is retaining full guard.
Lord works over Spring with some ground and pound from guard.
Lord with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lord knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spring on the ground.
Lord won't allow Spring to sweep him here.
Spring trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lord postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spring tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spring is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spring is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lord working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spring's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spring lands an upkick as Lord stands over him.
Spring looking to control.
Lordis looking to pass into half guard but Spring pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Spring is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lord is on top in guard.
Spring has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lord wants to pass the guard but Spring is keeping the position.
Lord is working Spring over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lord preventing the sweep.
Spring lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lord!
Spring raining down shots from the mount!
Spring looks gassed!
Lord throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Lord that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lord keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spring lands a heavy elbow.
Lord keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spring lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lord in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lord is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spring fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lord keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spring landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spring with the ground and pound from mount.
Lord keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lord is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Spring.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spring cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lord is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spring is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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.
Lord is desperately trying to improve his position but Spring has a good base and remains in mount.
Lord taking shots to the head.
Spring landing strikes from the mount.
Lord swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Spring putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lord really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spring looking to finish Lord with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lord!
Spring breaks from Lord's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lord keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spring landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lord dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spring gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lord counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spring won't be happy with that.
Lord cracks Spring with a big right hand but Spring just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spring can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lord scores with punches from side control.
Mike Lord overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spring sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spring flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lord drops an elbow to the side of Spring's head.
Lord lands strikes from half guard.
Spring trying to hold on to Lord's head to control him but Lord postures up.
Spring wants to improve his position but Lord is controlling well.
Lord working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lord lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lord connects with a nice short shot to Spring's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spring wants to control but Lord is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spring tries to get to full guard but Lord has control of the leg.
Lord looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spring is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Lord there.
Lord lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lord wants to pass the guard but Spring is defending well.
Lord is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lord lands a nice short elbow.
Spring is pressing down on Lord's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lord lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spring wants to sweep but no luck.
Spring throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Spring lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Spring trying to keep a closed guard but Lord is proving a slippery customer.
Spring keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Lord scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spring keeping full guard, as Lord tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Spring.
Lord shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spring is in a horrible position here. Lord smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lord with shots to the head and body - Spring looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lord working Spring over with strikes here.
Spring really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lord landing punches.
Spring is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lord breaks from Spring's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lord prevents Spring from getting the reversal.
Lord lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Spring is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lord avoids the attempt from Spring to control.
Spring keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lord working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lord lands a big elbow.
Lord blocks Spring's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lord dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Lord shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spring's guard.
Lord postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lord has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lord postures up and lands a big shot to Spring's brow.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Spring keeping full guard, as Lord tries to pass.
Spring is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lord throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Spring working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spring lands a nice short elbow.
Spring drops an elbow to the side of Lord's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spring landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spring wants to pass to mount but Lord is defending the position.
Lord is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spring trying to control from half guard but Lord is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lord fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spring sprawls well initially but Lord persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spring has hold of Lord's hands but Lord slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spring wants to get back to full guard.
Spring flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spring tries to get to full guard but Lord has control of the leg.
Spring is looking to control Lord's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spring avoid being mounted?
Lord is pressing down on Spring's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spring is holding on for now.
Lord seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spring is trying to maintain the position but Lord is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spring doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Lord counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lord throwing strikes but missing.
Spring is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lord is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lord is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spring scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spring content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spring pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lord is keeping the position for now.
Lord wants to sweep here but Spring controlling him for the moment.
Spring lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lord scores with a takedown into Spring's guard.
Spring is trying to keep Lord in close.
Lord wants to pass the guard but Spring is keeping the position.
Spring wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord cracks Spring with a solid left hand.
Spring looking for a sweep. Not yet Spring, not yet.
Lord working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spring's head.
Spring avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lord forces his way into half guard.
Lord thows a huge punch but Spring dodges it nicely.
Spring misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Spring punching from the bottom.
Spring lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Lord lands with a punch from half guard.
Spring won't allow Lord to pass to mount.
Spring is trying to control but can't.
Tyson Spring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spring throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lord, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lord!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiff comes to the cage accompanied by New born. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Burn It To The Ground. Tim Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Smiff.
It looks like Tim Johnson has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Smiff looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Smiff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smiff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smiff avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smiff landing knees to the body.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smiff smiles and moves away.
Tony Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Johnson.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smiff.
Johnson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smiff tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson is holding his hands too far apart here. Smiff throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Johnson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Smiff!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Jeter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Jeter looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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273 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Jeter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell scores with a sloppy right hand. Jeter should have avoided that one.
Jeter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Maxwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Jeter tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Maxwell wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Maxwell!
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