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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Jaxzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2 by Blur. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Jaxzon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger lands a big head kick that sends Jaxzon tumbling to the mat! Swagger takes a step backwards and waves Jaxzon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Swagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaxzon circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaxzon.
Swagger misses with a wild combination.
Jaxzon fails with the takedown.
Swagger moves in looking to clinch but Jaxzon pushes him off.
Jaxzon scores with a takedown into Swagger's guard.
Swagger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaxzon's guard.
Swagger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swagger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jaxzon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swagger has managed to get both his arms back between Jaxzon's legs - danger averted.
Swagger wants to pass the guard but Jaxzon is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaxzon has wrist control.
Jaxzon keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Swagger advances to half guard.
Jaxzon is not content to let Swagger control the position.
Swagger works his foot free and advances to mount.
Swagger landing strikes from the mount.
Swagger throwing strikes here but Jaxzon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jaxzon tries to hold on but Swagger postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Swagger is breathing heavily.
Jaxzon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Swagger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jaxzon?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaxzon wants to control but Swagger is having none of it.
Jaxzon regains half guard.
Swagger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaxzon missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jaxzon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swagger is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Swagger stuffs the takedown.
Darren Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Jaxzon.
Jaxzon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jaxzon controls the position from side control.
Swagger tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Jaxzon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Swagger's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jaxzon stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jaxzon.
Jaxzon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Swagger's legs.
Swagger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaxzon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jaxzon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swagger keeps working.
Swagger looking for a sweep but Jaxzon has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaxzon looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darren Swagger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaxzon doesn't manage to clinch there - Swagger circles away.
Jaxzon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swagger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaxzon somewhat.
Jaxzon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Swagger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jaxzon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jaxzon with the ground and pound from mount.
Swagger is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxzon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaxzon is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jaxzon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Jaxzon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Masajada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Masajada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Masajada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clayton.
Clayton slows the pace down in half guard.
Masajada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clayton is working away from the top position though.
Clayton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masajada's head.
Masajada is positioning himself well to prevent Clayton advancing to mount.
Clayton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Masajada is trying to control but can't.
Masajada is trying to stand.
Masajada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clayton on the ground.
Masajada is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Masajada fails to land with a series of punches.
Masajada scores with a kick to the body.
Clayton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clayton looks gassed!
Clayton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masajada lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masajada fakes the leg kick and cracks Clayton in the body.
A head kick misses from Masajada.
Masajada lands a nice looking body kick.
Masajada lands a left and a right that send Clayton crashing to the mat, dazed. Masajada thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masajada - that will leave a mark!
Masajada lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Clayton is looking to close the distance but Masajada sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Clayton crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Clayton is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Daniel Masajada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dunham (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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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tanishk Soni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Dunham!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soni moves into the clinch.
Soni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soni tries to land a front kick but Dunham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soni fails with a takedown attempt.
Soni looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dunham!
Dunham is trying to escape the mount.
Dunham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dunham tries to hold on but Soni postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunham tries to control the position but Soni now has his back.
Soni keeps control of the position as Dunham tries to break free.
Dunham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
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.
Dunham manages to reverse the position and now he's in Soni's guard. Nice work there by Dunham.
Soni wants to sweep here but Dunham controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dunham can't keep his opponent in guard - Soni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Soni is breathing heavily.
Dunham is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham wants to improve his position but Soni is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dunham throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dunham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Soni blocks the strikes from Dunham.
Dunham is looking to improve his position.
Dunham moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dunham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dunham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dunham wants to control the pace but Soni is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tanishk Soni will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soni dodges the punch combination from Dunham.
Soni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Soni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunham on the ground.
Dunham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soni's back!
Dunham struggling to land strikes to the head as Soni covers up.
Soni defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dunham's arms.
Dunham is trying to control but Soni is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Dunham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham lands a big elbow.
Dunham working Soni over with strikes here.
Soni is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dunham working the ground and pound effectively.
Dunham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Soni's face.
Dunham is going olschool here, as he tries to force Soni to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Soni shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dunham lands a big shot there that rocks Soni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Soni avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dunham.
Dunham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dunham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dunham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham controlling from the full mount.
Dunham goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Soni is on top in guard.
Dunham trying to keep a closed guard but Soni is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dunham throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dunham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soni's guard.
Dunham wants to control from the top but Soni keeps moving.
Dunham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Soni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunham wants to control from the top but Soni keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunham swinging wilding here.
Dunham leaves Soni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dunham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soni has a takedown stuffed.
Dunham throws a lazy right hand but Soni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soni takes a swing at Dunham's ribcage but misses.
Dunham misses with a body punch
and Soni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham trying to stall but Soni improves his position.
Soni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunham just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanishk Soni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soni.
Soni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dunham misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soni.
Dunham is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Soni there.
Soni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soni was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
Dunham checks the leg kick.
Dunham cracks Soni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soni motions for Dunham to come forward. Soni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunham stuffs the takedown.
Dunham leaves Soni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dunham connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soni blocks a head kick by Dunham.
Soni tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunham misses with a two punch combination.
Soni tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soni on the side of the head.
Soni closes the distance and clinches up with Dunham, looking for a takedown. Soni pushes Dunham against the cage but Dunham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dunham swings for the body but Soni moves out of range.
Dunham is looking to clinch but Soni is avoiding it.
Soni forces Dunham back against the cage and clinches.
Soni has had enough of the clinch but Dunham keeps him there for the moment.
Dunham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunham just leaning against Soni, taking a breather.
Dunham has Soni pressed against the cage, preventing Soni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soni stuffs the takedown.
Soni has closed the distance and engaged Dunham in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham has Soni pressed against the cage, preventing Soni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunham breaks from the clinch.
Soni rushes Dunham and presses him up against the cage.
Soni prevents Dunham from breaking the clinch.
Soni goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dunham prevents it.
Soni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunham has Soni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dunham manages to break the clinch.
Soni closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dunham trying to control here.
Soni trying to mount his opponent but Dunham defends it.
Dunham punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dunham is trying to stand up here but Soni is controlling him well.
Dunham tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dunham is trying to maintain the position but Soni is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dunham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tanishk Soni.
I think Soni 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanishk Soni!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Car Ramrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orsino Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rise Against - Survive. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Car Ramrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Orsino Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mancini.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mancini.
Mancini working away.
I wouldn't like to be where Ramrod is right now.
Mancini working the strikes but Ramrod uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mancini is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramrod is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramrod is controlling Mancini's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ramrod is defending against the submission attempts here by Mancini.
Ramrod wants to improve his position but Mancini is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramrod moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramrod is pulling down on Mancini's head to control his posture.
Mancini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramrod is keeping the position for now.
Mancini wants to stand but Ramrod has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Mancini throws and elbow that misses. Ramrod uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mancini's guard. Nice move by Ramrod!
Ramrod controlling from the top position.
Mancini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramrod sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ramrod won't allow Mancini to sweep him here.
Ramrod 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramrod passes Mancini's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mancini looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mancini wants to improve his position but Ramrod is controlling well.
Ramrod is taking a breather. Mancini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramrod wants to pass the guard but Mancini is defending well.
Ramrod is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Car Ramrod just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ramrod swats away the attempt to clinch by Mancini.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramrod defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mancini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Car Ramrod dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramrod lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Mancini falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Car Ramrod!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odd Ivarov (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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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, mike bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Odd Ivarov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bob fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivarov avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivarov tries for a takedown but bob circles away easily
and bob counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
bob perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ivarov is looking for a sweep. bob is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
bob is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ivarov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ivarov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. bob is working away from the top position though.
Ivarov works his way to full guard. Good work.
bob throws a big right hand that misses.
Ivarov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
bob drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and bob jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivarov is pulling down on bob's head. It's preventing any offense from bob, at least for the moment.
Ivarov wants to sweep here but bob controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bob passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ivarov is looking to control bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ivarov avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
bob passes into side control, despite Ivarov's attempt to control the position.
Ivarov is looking to regain half guard here but bob keeps moving and retains side control.
bob really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
bob stands up and beckons Ivarov to his feet.
Ivarov misses with a takedown
and bob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
bob is breathing heavily.
Ivarov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and bob counters with a shoot takedown. Ivarov fights it but they end up in guard.
mike bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Ivarov.
bob wants to stand but Ivarov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ivarov pulls bob in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivarov, not yet.
Ivarov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
bob is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
bob is in a horrible position here. Ivarov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ivarov controlling the pace for now.
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.
bob is in a horrible position here. Ivarov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ivarov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bob is looking to escape.
Ivarov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike bob dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ivarov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
bob tries to roll over but Ivarov keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ivarov in particular looking to stall.
Despite being in the dominant position, Odd Ivarov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bob tries to land a front kick but Ivarov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ivarov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches bob napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ivarov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ivarov lands with a nice combination. bob backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivarov misses with a takedown attempt
and bob decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ivarov's guard.
mike bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivarov wants to get back to his feet but bob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
bob has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
bob throwing strikes but missing.
bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivarov on the ground.
bob postures up.
Ivarov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control bob kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
bob is posturing up here but Ivarov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! bob tries to roll out but it's too tight and bob has to tap! Slick submission there by Ivarov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Odd Ivarov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Maxwell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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273 lbs
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234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell gets caught flat footed, as Hudson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hudson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maxwell is retaining full guard.
Hudson gets to his feet - Maxwell follows without any prompting.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maxwell as he jumps to the side.
Gordon Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell stuffs the takedown attempt from Hudson. Hudson gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hudson connects with a knee to the head.
Maxwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hudson has Maxwell pressed against the cage, preventing Maxwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hudson manages to break the clinch.
Maxwell throws a shot to the body.
Hudson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maxwell!
Maxwell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maxwell bucks up and throws Hudson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Maxwell.
Maxwell throws a nice looking combination but Hudson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maxwell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell scores with a nice head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maxwell.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Hudson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maxwell if he has to take too many more of those.
Maxwell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hudson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maxwell avoids it really well and circles away.
Gordon Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Hudson scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maxwell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson drives through and clinches with Maxwell against the cage.
Hudson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maxwell is trying to force a seperation but Hudson has the dominant position.
Maxwell breaks from the clinch.
Maxwell misses with a double jab.
Hudson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maxwell circles away.
Hudson slips a jab and a cross from Maxwell.
Hudson misses with a takedown attempt - Maxwell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hudson is looking to clinch.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but Maxwell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Maxwell.
Hudson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hudson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maxwell tries to avoid it but Hudson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maxwell to the ground. Maxwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maxwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maxwell.
Nice shot lands for Maxwell.
Maxwell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maxwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maxwell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hudson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hudson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maxwell digs a good body shot into Hudson's ribs.
Maxwell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hudson moves into range and clinches up with Maxwell.
Maxwell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Maxwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maxwell!
Maxwell cracks Hudson with an open hand slap.
Maxwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hudson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maxwell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maxwell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hudson 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.
Hudson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maxwell is keeping the position for now.
Maxwell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hudson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maxwell.
Hudson shoots in for a double leg but Maxwell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Maxwell pushes him off.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxwell moves away.
Maxwell throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Maxwell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maxwell.
Maxwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Maxwell there.
Maxwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hudson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hudson has closed the distance and engaged Maxwell in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maxwell.
Hudson pulls guard effortlessly.
Hudson has his feet on Maxwell's thighs here. He's pushed Maxwell 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! Maxwell screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saul Hudson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Pegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with Baby Got Back blaring out of the sound system. Simon Pegg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Black's chin.
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18
273 lbs
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271 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Pegg!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegg shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Pegg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Justin Black has been cut.
Pegg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pegg throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pegg waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Black.
Pegg lands a big right hand that sends Black crashing to the mat! Pegg stays standing though and waves Black back to his feet!
Black is rocked!
Pegg closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Black out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Pegg!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sparka man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sparka man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sid Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man leaves Moore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
sparka man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Moore.
A jab from man does it's job there.
man lands with a nice body punch.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has man pinned against the cage. man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but man sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Moore with that takedown attempt.
Moore looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
man stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
man looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moore.
man scores with a punch to the head.
man scores with a shot to the body.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
man rushes Moore with punches - Moore moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Moore goes down! man follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). sparka man!
sparka man retains his lightweight title!
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