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GFL 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McSweeney (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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140 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin throws a hook but McSweeney avoids it easily.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McSweeney throws a head kick that half lands.
McSweeney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McSweeney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin trying to control but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
Griffin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McSweeney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McSweeney has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin has his foot on McSweeney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McSweeney works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McSweeney wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
McSweeney content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Griffin has locked up a guillotine! Griffin's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? McSweeney is holding on here and Griffin must be using up a lot of energy. McSweeney has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Griffin gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko has chosen National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsu Ko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko instigates a clinch.
Ko manages to break the clinch.
Ko swinging wilding here.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Pedro Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Katsu Ko has been cut.
Ko throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzalez with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ko right on the button. Ko goes down! Gonzalez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gonzalez gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Gonzalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Marvin which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marvin moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Marvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Marvin.
Marvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marvin moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Marvin tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marvin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marvin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Marvin is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marvin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marvin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marvin controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Marvin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marvin wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Marvin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marvin tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marvin is trying to get back to full guard.
Marvin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marvin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marvin is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Marvin wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Marvin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes.
Marvin wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Marvin manages to turn into his guard.
Marvin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Marvin slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Marvin trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marvin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marvin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Marvin is proving a slippery customer.
Marvin has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marvin's guard.
Silva stands up out of Marvin's guard for a moment - Marvin manages to land a nice upkick.
Marvin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marvin darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Marvin is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Marvin is trying to improve his position.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Marvin is defending well.
Marvin tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marvin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the position but Marvin is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marvin instigates a clinch.
Marvin gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva jumps guard but Marvin stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marvin lands an uppercut.
Marvin lands with a left to the head.
Marvin just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Marvin is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marvin down to the mat. Marvin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marvin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marvin works his way into full mount!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Marvin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Marvin working the ground and pound from side control.
Marvin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Marvin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva prevents Marvin from moving into mount.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marvin connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin working the body and head with strikes.
Marvin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marvin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Silva is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Marvin yanks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Marvin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). King Marvin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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202 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renato Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.
Bleidelis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magalhaes closes the distance and pushes Bleidelis back into the cage.
Bleidelis tries to land a knee to the head but Magalhaes blocks with his arms.
Bleidelis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magalhaes smiles and moves away.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Magalhaes tries to bum rush Bleidelis with a series of wild strikes but Bleidelis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bleidelis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magalhaes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.
Bleidelis forces Magalhaes back against the cage and clinches.
Magalhaes is working Bleidelis over against the cage.
Magalhaes goes for a takedown attempt but Bleidelis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bleidelis tries to bum rush Magalhaes with a series of wild strikes but Magalhaes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magalhaes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bleidelis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bleidelis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis prevents Magalhaes from improving position.
Magalhaes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bleidelis dodges the ground and pound from Magalhaes.
Sloppy strikes there by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes wants to control but Bleidelis is keeping him busy.
Magalhaes looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bleidelis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Magalhaes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bleidelis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magalhaes backs up against the cage.
Bleidelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kostas Bleidelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magalhaes shoots for a takedown but Bleidelis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bleidelis scores a takedown into full mount!
Bleidelis wants to control the pace but Magalhaes is squirming around nicely.
Magalhaes doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is squirming around, avoiding Bleidelis's attempts to control the action.
Magalhaes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magalhaes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bleidelis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bleidelis wants to control the pace but Magalhaes is squirming around nicely.
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bleidelis wants to control the pace but Magalhaes is squirming around nicely.
Magalhaes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bleidelis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bleidelis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magalhaes is looking to escape.
Magalhaes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Magalhaes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bleidelis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magalhaes throws a combination that misses
and Bleidelis counters with a two punch combo.
Bleidelis jabs at Magalhaes's body.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bleidelis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Magalhaes misses with a hook to the body
and Bleidelis counters with a left and a right that stings Magalhaes.
Bleidelis lands a two punch combo.
Bleidelis lands with an overhand left.
Bleidelis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Magalhaes is trying to maintain the position but Bleidelis is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magalhaes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Magalhaes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes is looking for a sweep. Bleidelis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magalhaes trying to control but Bleidelis postures up.
Magalhaes wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magalhaes trying to control from the bottom.
Magalhaes has a hand on Bleidelis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bleidelis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Bleidelis controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magalhaes wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Magalhaes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes is looking to improve his position but Bleidelis isn't that keen on the idea.
Bleidelis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magalhaes tries to hold on but Bleidelis pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magalhaes is trying desperately to improve position.
Magalhaes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes tries to hold on but Bleidelis postures up.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Bleidelis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Magalhaes. No joy for Bleidelis on that attempt.
Magalhaes misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bleidelis to counter with a crisp jab.
Magalhaes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bleidelis.
A shot to the body from Magalhaes misses
and Bleidelis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Magalhaes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Magalhaes as Bleidelis shoots in.
Magalhaes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magalhaes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bleidelis tries to avoid it but Magalhaes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bleidelis to the ground. Bleidelis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bleidelis tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Magalhaes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bleidelis scores a takedown into full mount!
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bleidelis avoids the attempt from Magalhaes to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes really wants to buck Bleidelis off and get back to his feet.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Magalhaes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bleidelis tries to control but Magalhaes wriggling away.
Bleidelis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Magalhaes wants to control but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Magalhaes is trying desperately to improve position.
Magalhaes wants to hold on but Bleidelis pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bleidelis controlling the pace for now.
Magalhaes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Magalhaes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bleidelis controlling from the full mount.
Magalhaes tries to hold on but Bleidelis postures up.
A nice elbow there by Bleidelis.
Magalhaes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes wants to control but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bleidelis content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Bleidelis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bleidelis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Kostas Bleidelis!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Kostas Bleidelis!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Kostas Bleidelis!
Kostas Bleidelis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TJ Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson The Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem. TJ Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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154 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson The Viking!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Viking lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Viking decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
The Viking trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Viking 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.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Viking puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The Viking seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but The Viking has control of the leg.
The Viking wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is staying active underneath The Viking, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Viking.
The Viking stands up from half guard.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Viking avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
The Viking gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Viking is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Viking with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Viking is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Viking gets full guard.
The Viking working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pushes down on The Viking's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez tries to stand but can't do so whilst The Viking controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Viking holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but The Viking won't allow it.
The Viking kicks Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
The Viking scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson The Viking dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez shoots in but The Viking avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Viking shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Viking postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. The Viking is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sanchez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take The Viking's back instead.
The Viking manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sanchez's guard. Nice work there by The Viking.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Viking puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Viking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez has hold of The Viking's hands but The Viking slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez is trying to escape back to his feet but The Viking uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The Viking decides to stand back up.
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.
The Viking closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Viking feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, The Viking changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Viking preventing the sweep.
The Viking sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but The Viking has control of the leg.
Sanchez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The Viking goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
TJ Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Viking misses with the combination.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Viking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Viking keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Viking looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Viking throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
The Viking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Viking looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
The Viking misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Viking fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Viking connects with a single shot there.
The Viking misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Viking has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Viking throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Viking won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Viking gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanchez is pressing down on The Viking's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Viking is holding on for now.
The Viking regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but The Viking is retaining full guard.
The Viking has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson The Viking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Viking is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Good standup being displayed there by The Viking as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and The Viking counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez is rocked!
The Viking throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
The Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
The Viking can't break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Viking manages to break the clinch.
The Viking cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Viking throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
The Viking fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
The Viking sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Viking misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Viking with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from The Viking as Sanchez shoots in.
The Viking misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Viking paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Viking shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Viking has control of Sanchez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanchez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Viking looking to ground and pound but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Viking pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Viking with a couple of short strikes.
The Viking takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The Viking lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanchez hang on?
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The Viking controlling the position easily from mount.
The Viking dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Tyson The Viking has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
The Viking lands with some strikes.
The Viking controlling his opponent.
Sanchez is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson The Viking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Viking winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Tyson The Viking!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Tyson The Viking!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Tyson The Viking!
Tyson The Viking wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael The Count (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Lying from you. The Count has chosen Run This Town as his entrance music. Leandro Oliveira had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Oliveira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael The Count!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Count misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The Count fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from The Count.
The Count moves into the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Count content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Count breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Count lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Count clinches up with Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage.
The Count displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliveira up against the cage.
The Count gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Oliveira regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Count wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
The Count throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Count stays in close to Oliveira 's body and controls the position.
The Count in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Count working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Count gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Count cracks Oliveira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Count swivels and escapes.
The Count closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oliveira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Count scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Count decides to stand and escape the position.
The Count feints and as Oliveira raises his hands in defense, The Count changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Count stands up from Oliveira 's guard - The Count perhaps looking for a knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Count.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The Count lands a few punches from side control.
Oliveira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but The Count keeps moving and retains side control.
Oliveira is trying to escape the position but The Count is controlling the position.
The Count working the ground and pound from side control.
The Count controlling from side mount.
The Count has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but The Count has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Count manages to break the clinch.
The Count shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Count showed some decent athleticism there.
Oliveira is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but The Count pulls his head out easily.
The Count has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Count has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliveira 's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Count landing strikes from the mount and Oliveira is in trouble!
The Count sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but The Count cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Count tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Count's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Count connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael The Count dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oliveira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Count can pounce on him.
The Count looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Oliveira !
The Count cracks Oliveira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Count cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oliveira is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Count controlling from the full mount.
The Count has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliveira 's face.
The Count with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Count lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliveira hang on?
The Count controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by The Count.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Count working for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira is in no mood to give up.
The Count unloading with bombs!
Oliveira tries to hold on but The Count pushes him away.
The Count has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Count with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Count lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The Count landing strikes, looking to finish!
The Count has control of Oliveira 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oliveira regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Count controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Count controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! The Count connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Count lands a nice shot to the head.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position but The Count isn't that keen on the idea.
The Count with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but The Count cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Count looking to secure an arm triangle but Oliveira defends it well.
The Count working Oliveira over with strikes here.
The Count working the ground and pound effectively.
The Count working for a submission but Oliveira is keeping him at bay.
The Count with the ground and pound from mount.
The Count putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Michael The Count has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by The Count.
The Count landing shots from mount.
The Count raining down shots from the mount!
Oliveira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Count putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Count sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! The Count connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael The Count showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliveira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Count can pounce on him.
The Count connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Count shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oliveira 's guard.
The Count stands up and waves to Oliveira to follow him.
The Count looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Count shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Count seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Count working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep. The Count is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Count lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliveira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Count wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira trying to control here.
The Count moves into full mount! Oliveira won't be happy about that!
Oliveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliveira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Count dominating with strikes here.
The Count has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliveira 's face.
The Count postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but The Count gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Count landing shots from mount.
Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
The Count controlling the position easily from mount.
The Count working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by The Count.
The Count scoring with strikes but Oliveira is staying in there.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but The Count gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Count takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira taking shots to the head.
Michael The Count is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira tries to hold on but The Count pushes him away.
The Count controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Count looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
The Count content just to control the position here.
Oliveira tries to hold on but The Count pushes him away.
Leandro Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Count controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael The Count comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Count has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Michael The Count wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Barrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy has chosen The Slam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Barrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrington thows a body shot but no joy.
Barrington throws a series of punches but McCarthy avoids them all with ease.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCarthy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCarthy won't let Barrington get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy looking to control but Barrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barrington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McCarthy.
McCarthy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Barrington really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Barrington slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McCarthy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barrington but Barrington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrington gets caught flat footed, as McCarthy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barrington looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrington, not yet.
Barrington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCarthy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barrington is keeping the position for now.
McCarthy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barrington is looking to stand up but McCarthy isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCarthy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barrington is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barrington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCarthy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barrington's guard.
McCarthy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control but Barrington is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan McCarthy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Barrington.
McCarthy scores with a takedown into Barrington's guard.
McCarthy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy stops Barrington from standing up.
Barrington trying to keep a closed guard but McCarthy is proving a slippery customer.
McCarthy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barrington, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrington scores with a body shot.
McCarthy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCarthy showed some decent athleticism there.
Barrington manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McCarthy drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCarthy stays in close to Barrington's body and controls the position.
McCarthy forces his way into half guard.
McCarthy controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barrington but Barrington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
Barrington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barrington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barrington lands in his opponent's guard.
McCarthy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCarthy is working an open guard so Barrington takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McCarthy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brutus Barrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan McCarthy.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
McCarthy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barrington counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barrington just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCarthy takes an elbow to the temple.
Barrington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCarthy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barrington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barrington wants to stall.
McCarthy misses with a punch to the body.
Barrington is looking to break free of the clinch but McCarthy has double underhooks.
McCarthy is working for takedown but Barrington is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCarthy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barrington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McCarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCarthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCarthy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ryan McCarthy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrington keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
Barrington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barrington keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
Barrington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brutus Barrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrington.
Barrington throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrington closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown. Barrington fights it but they end up in guard.
Barrington controls McCarthy momentarily but McCarthy frees himself.
McCarthy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barrington looking to control but McCarthy passes into half guard.
Barrington is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrington keeps working.
McCarthy is looking to advance position but Barrington won't allow it.
McCarthy prevents Barrington from standing back up.
McCarthy stands up from half guard.
Barrington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrington tries to clinch but McCarthy moves away
and McCarthy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCarthy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrington is working an open guard so McCarthy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barrington is looking to land body kicks.
Barrington with a poor takedown
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barrington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McCarthy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barrington wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
McCarthy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barrington is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan McCarthy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barrington's guard.
McCarthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barrington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barrington being controlled here, momentarily.
McCarthy is pushing down on Barrington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barrington is fighting to maintain full guard but McCarthy has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McCarthy decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice takedown defense from Barrington. No joy for McCarthy on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrington throws a sloppy head kick and McCarthy moves out of range easily.
McCarthy gets a takedown into half guard.
Barrington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McCarthy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barrington throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if McCarthy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrington wants to get back to his feet.
McCarthy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barrington defends it well.
Barrington is trying to control but can't.
Barrington is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
McCarthy controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barrington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barrington looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCarthy gets the takedown into side control.
Barrington is letting McCarthy control him for a moment.
Ryan McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barrington bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
McCarthy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brutus Barrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy is pushing down on Barrington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barrington is fighting to maintain full guard but McCarthy has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCarthy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ryan McCarthy!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ryan McCarthy!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ryan McCarthy!
Ryan McCarthy wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moe Syzlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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178 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Syzlak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ninja. Syzlak shrugs it off though.
Syzlak moves into range and clinches up with Ninja.
Syzlak takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Moe Syzlak has been cut.
Ninja pulls guard successfully.
Syzlak tries to free his leg and advance position but Ninja is retaining full guard.
Ninja scores with a nice shot.
Syzlak trying to control but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Ninja looking for a guillotine here but Syzlak defends easily.
Syzlak trying to control but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Syzlak drops back looking for a leg! Ninja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ninja manages to kick Syzlak off! Syzlak jumps back into Ninja's guard.
Ninja manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ninja.
Syzlak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja throws a sloppy head kick and Syzlak moves out of range easily.
Ninja clinches up against the cage.
Ninja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Syzlak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ninja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ninja lands an elbow inside.
Ninja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ninja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ninja waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Syzlak.
Ninja lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ninja clinches up against the cage.
Ninja manages to break the clinch.
Ninja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ninja counters with a thumping low kick.
Syzlak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Syzlak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ninja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja lands a jab to Syzlak's midsection.
Ninja smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ninja throws a nice head kick!
Ninja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Syzlak's head.
Ninja moves into the clinch successfully.
Syzlak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Ninja lands a left hand.
Syzlak misses with a knee to the head.
Syzlak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ninja scores with a shoulder strike.
Syzlak stalling the fight.
Ninja changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Syzlak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Syzlak tries to clinch but Ninja moves away
and Ninja counters with an inside leg kick.
Syzlak misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ninja!
Syzlak dodges the punch combination from Ninja.
Syzlak gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja breaks from the clinch.
Syzlak closes the distance but Ninja moves to the side
and Ninja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Syzlak closes the distance but Ninja moves to the side
and Ninja counters by clinching up.
Ninja connects with a knee to the head.
Ninja misses with a body punch.
Ninja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Syzlak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Syzlak keeps him there for the moment.
Syzlak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Syzlak tries to clinch
and Ninja holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Syzlak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ninja clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ninja is in a bad position with Syzlak working for a choke. Ninja manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Syzlak wants to sweep here but Ninja controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syzlak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ninja passes into side control.
Ninja has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ninja wants to clinch but Syzlak slips to the side
and Syzlak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Syzlak.
A shot in the inside from Syzlak.
Ninja takes a shot to the head.
Syzlak is trying to maintain a safe position but Ninja gets an underhook and turns Syzlak into the cage.
Syzlak blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syzlak breaks from the clinch.
Ninja wants to clinch up but Syzlak keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ninja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ninja keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Ninja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moe Syzlak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Syzlak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ninja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terry Ninja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Syzlak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Syzlak gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ninja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Syzlak's brow.
Ninja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ninja swats away the attempt to clinch by Syzlak.
Ninja lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ninja lands a high kick!
Syzlak is looking to clinch but Ninja is avoiding it.
Ninja darts in trying to clinch
and Syzlak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ninja wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Ninja fails to land.
Ninja wants to break free but Syzlak has control.
Syzlak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Ninja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ninja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja tries a knee to the head but Syzlak blocks it.
Ninja comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
Syzlak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Syzlak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Syzlak wants a takedown.
Syzlak with a knee to the head.
Ninja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Syzlak can't break the clinch.
Syzlak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Syzlak takes the fight into the clinch.
Ninja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Syzlak lands with a nice combination. Ninja backs away looking to recover.
Ninja forces Syzlak back against the cage and clinches.
Ninja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Syzlak lands a hook that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Syzlak scores with a shot to the side of Ninja's head.
Ninja breaks from the clinch.
Ninja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Syzlak pushes Ninja up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syzlak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Syzlak.
A shot in the inside from Syzlak.
Ninja misses with a knee strike.
Syzlak tries to land knees in the clinch but Ninja avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Syzlak scores with a hook to the body.
Syzlak goes for a takedown attempt but Ninja pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ninja throws a lazy head kick
and Syzlak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Syzlak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ninja blocks it with crossed arms.
Syzlak wants to get back to striking at distance but Ninja won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Syzlak.
Ninja manages to break the clinch.
Syzlak wants to clinch.
Syzlak tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Syzlak misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Syzlak.
Ninja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ninja is looking to break free of the clinch but Syzlak has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Syzlak.
Syzlak slows down the pace here.
Syzlak lands with a left to the head.
Syzlak prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
Syzlak gets through Ninja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ninja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ninja misses with a knee strike.
Moe Syzlak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ninja is trying to break the clinch but Syzlak has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Syzlak.
Ninja is trying to break the clinch but Syzlak has him pressed against the cage.
Syzlak has had enough of the clinch but Ninja keeps him there for the moment.
Ninja wants to break free but Syzlak has control.
Syzlak has Ninja pushed against the cage.
Syzlak is trying to maintain a safe position but Ninja gets an underhook and turns Syzlak into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syzlak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Syzlak manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Syzlak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ninja throws a front kick that sends Syzlak stumbling back into the cage.
Syzlak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ninja counters with a right hand to the body.
Syzlak doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninja circles away.
Ninja throws a sloppy head kick and Syzlak moves out of range easily.
Ninja throws a combination that misses
and Syzlak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ninja is trying to break the clinch but Syzlak has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syzlak.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ninja can't break the clinch.
Syzlak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Syzlak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syzlak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Syzlak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moe Syzlak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Syzlak rushes Ninja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ninja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Syzlak takes the fight into the clinch.
Ninja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Syzlak presses Ninja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Syzlak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Syzlak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ninja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Syzlak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ninja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Syzlak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Syzlak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Syzlak clinches.
Ninja drops down looking for an ankle pick but Syzlak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Syzlak closes the distance and clinches.
Ninja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syzlak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ninja's face.
Syzlak manages to break the clinch.
Syzlak scores with a takedown into Ninja's guard.
Syzlak advances position into side control!
Syzlak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ninja tries to bench press Syzlak off him but Syzlak keeps the position.
Syzlak controlling the position.
Syzlak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ninja keeps working.
Syzlak is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syzlak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Syzlak trying to control the action but Ninja is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ninja's face as Syzlak controls the position.
Ninja tries to buck Syzlak off but Syzlak is having none of it.
Ninja is not content to let Syzlak control the position.
Syzlak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ninja, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is looking to reverse the position.
Syzlak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ninja struggling a bit here.
Syzlak wants to control but Ninja is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Syzlak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ninja circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Ninja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syzlak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Syzlak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good leg kick by Ninja there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Syzlak closes the distance and clinches.
Syzlak wants to get back to striking at distance but Ninja won't allow it.
Syzlak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ninja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ninja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ninja swats away the attempt to clinch by Syzlak.
Syzlak wants to clinch up but Ninja keeps it at a distance.
Terry Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syzlak looks to clinch
and Ninja counters with a head kick.
Ninja misses with a wild combination.
Syzlak darts in and clinches Ninja up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Syzlak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Syzlak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Terry Ninja!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Terry Ninja!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Terry Ninja!
Terry Ninja wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and darren pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, darren pressley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pressley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eagle wants to improve his position but pressley is controlling well.
Eagle missing with punches from the bottom.
Nice strikes from pressley there.
Eagle actively working from the bottom here.
Eagle scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but pressley manages to mount him!
Eagle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pressley landing strikes from the mount.
pressley controlling from mount.
pressley working Eagle over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eagle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eagle regains half guard.
Eagle is trying to get back to full guard.
Eagle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from pressley.
pressley wants to pass to mount but Eagle is defending the position.
Eagle tries to get to full guard but pressley has control of the leg.
pressley is pressing down on Eagle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eagle is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pressley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eagle strikes from the bottom but pressley passes into mount!
pressley raining down shots from the mount!
Eagle is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by pressley.
pressley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eagle?
Eagle tries to reverse the position but pressley maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! pressley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
pressley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eagle is breathing heavily.
pressley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Eagle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Eagle and pressley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Eagle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
pressley trying to control the position but Eagle is working away.
Eagle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but pressley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
pressley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eagle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
pressley scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries to bench press pressley off him but pressley keeps the position.
pressley lands some shots froms side control.
Eagle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but pressley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
pressley lands an elbow.
Eagle regains half guard there - taking advantage of pressley's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. pressley lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eagle is looking to control pressley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eagle avoid being mounted?
pressley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
pressley drops an elbow to the side of Eagle's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren pressley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eagle gets caught flat footed, as pressley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eagle keeping moving, preventing pressley from controlling successfully.
pressley looking to pass the guard.
Eagle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eagle had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. pressley is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Eagle Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take pressley's back instead.
pressley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pressley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle postures up in pressley's guard and throws a big left but pressley blocks it.
Eagle won't allow pressley to sweep him here.
darren pressley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eagle controls from within his opponent's guard.
pressley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eagle stopping the sweep attempt from pressley.
pressley lands a good elbow from the bottom.
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.
Eagle is looking to work some ground and pound but pressley has wrist control.
pressley keeping moving, preventing Eagle from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eagle tries to clinch there but pressley circles away.
pressley misses with a double jab.
pressley scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by pressley.
pressley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eagle is looking to get to half guard.
pressley raining down shots from the mount!
Eagle is squirming around, avoiding pressley's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries to hold on but pressley pushes him away.
Eagle working to try and regain half guard.
pressley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
pressley dominating with strikes here.
pressley looking to control and managing it successfully.
pressley with good strikes from the mount here!
pressley is landing with some decent strikes but Eagle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pressley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Eagle manages to avoid the submission attempt.
pressley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
pressley lands a few punches from side control.
pressley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
pressley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Eagle can't do much from the bottom here.
Eagle is not content to let pressley control the position.
Eagle can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren pressley 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!
Eagle shoots and misses
and pressley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
pressley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eagle's head.
Eagle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but pressley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
pressley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
pressley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
pressley is putting a hurting on Eagle here, landing some big shots from side control.
Eagle tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as pressley stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eagle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Eagle is looking to reverse the position.
pressley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eagle keeps working.
pressley has knee on belly and moves into mount.
pressley with a couple of short strikes.
pressley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Eagle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eagle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
pressley landing strikes from the mount.
pressley lands a big elbow.
Eagle is trying to escape the mount.
pressley lands a big shot there that rocks Eagle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, pressley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Eagle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pressley punishing his opponent with strikes.
pressley lands a heavy elbow.
Eagle is trying desperately to improve position.
pressley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eagle is looking to escape.
pressley avoids the attempt from Eagle to control.
pressley landing strikes from the mount.
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.
BOOM! pressley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Eagle can't escape the position.
pressley landing punches.
pressley scoring with strikes but Eagle is staying in there.
pressley working Eagle over with strikes here.
pressley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Eagle wants to control but pressley is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
darren pressley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well pressley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for darren pressley!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for darren pressley!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for darren pressley!
darren pressley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kevin Richards enters the cage!
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Pearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Richards!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards looks for a takedown but Pearson sprawls well.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Pearson tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards shoots in and drives through. Pearson sprawls well.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Pearson with a knee to the head.
Pearson just leaning against Richards, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pearson dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Pearson wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pearson has his back to the cage.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jason Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Richards.
Pearson is trying to stall.
Richards tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
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.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Richards sprawls well initially but Pearson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pearson is working for a submission of some sort.
Richards keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.
Richards wants to get back to full guard.
Pearson is working for an americana but Richards has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Pearson was thinking about the submission.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
Richards is looking for a triangle but Pearson pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pearson wants to get up but he can't break Richards's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Richards has his feet on Pearson's thighs here. He's pushed Pearson 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! Pearson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Richards! Kevin Richards retains his bantamweight title!
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