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LFC 36: Championship Reign PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen Melvin Manhoef feat.Lange Frans as his entrance music. Melvin Manhoef has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses with an uppercut. Manhoef saw that one coming.
Manhoef changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Guy tries to bench press Manhoef off him but Manhoef keeps the position.
Guy can't do much from the bottom here.
Guy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Guy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Guy is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guy is trying to stand up here but Manhoef is controlling him well.
Guy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manhoef is one step ahead there.
Guy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Manhoef has passed into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manhoef tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manhoef has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manhoef has control of an arm but Guy manages to advance to Manhoef's back!
Good control from Guy.
Manhoef looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Guy scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Manhoef is looking for a way out.
Guy controlling well, preventing Manhoef from escaping the position.
Guy controlling from the back.
Manhoef tries to roll but Guy sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Manhoef tries to reverse the position but Guy maintains control.
Guy lands a big shot there that rocks Manhoef but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Guy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manhoef is in a horrible position here. Guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manhoef is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Guy looking to control but Manhoef is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manhoef is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Guy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a nice shot to the head.
Manhoef gets back to half guard.
Guy passes to full mount!
Guy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Guy controlling from the full mount.
Manhoef taking shots to the head.
Guy lands with some strikes.
Guy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manhoef is looking to escape.
Guy with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy dominating with strikes here.
Guy landing punches.
Guy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Guy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Guy wants to finish this one by submission but Manhoef is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guy.
Manhoef is looking to get to half guard.
Manhoef wants to hold on but Guy pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef tries to reverse the position but Guy maintains control.
Manhoef in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Guy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Guy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Guy.
Manhoef moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guy connects with a stiff jab that staggers Manhoef - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Big Guy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Brove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Anka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Brove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Anka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anka lands a big head kick that sends Brove tumbling to the mat! Anka takes a step backwards and waves Brove back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Neil Brove has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brove feints and then cracks Anka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anka down.
No luck for Anka with that takedown attempt.
Anka shoots in for a takedown but Brove shows good takedown defense.
Anka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brove is fending him off so far but Anka persists. Nope, Brove circles away and we're back to standing.
Neil Brove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Anka.
Anka keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Brove. No joy for Anka on that attempt.
Kalle Anka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Brove as Anka shoots in.
Anka looks gassed!
Anka fails with the takedown.
Brove gets a clinch.
Brove lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kalle Anka has been cut.
Anka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brove fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brove clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brove throws an elbow but it misses.
Brove lands a damaging elbow.
Anka managing to block the knees to the body from Brove.
Brove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anka has Brove pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Brove manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Kalle Anka's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Brove throws an elbow but misses.
Anka dodges an elbow strike from Brove.
Brove throws an elbow that misses.
Brove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anka blocks an elbow strike from Brove.
Anka dodges an elbow strike from Brove.
Brove working Anka over with knees to the body.
Anka blocks an elbow strike from Brove.
Anka dodges an elbow strike from Brove.
Anka avoids the elbow strike from Brove, against the ropes.
Brove crunches a lovely knee into Anka's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anka blocks an elbow strike.
Brove pushes off an throws an elbow but Anka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Brove is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brove crunches a lovely knee into Anka's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Brove.
Brove scores a nice knee to the body.
Anka takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Kalle Anka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brove misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brove lands an elbow that stopped Anka in his tracks for a moment.
Anka blocks the elbow strike.
Brove lands a knee to the body.
Brove tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anka avoids it.
Brove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anka obliges.
Anka looking for a takedown.
Brove lands an elbow inside.
Anka blocks an elbow strike from Brove.
Anka blocks an elbow strike from Brove.
Anka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brove pushes off an throws an elbow but Anka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brove gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brove misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brove.
Anka dodges an elbow strike from Brove.
Anka blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anka's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Brove throws an elbow but misses.
Anka can't get the takedown.
Brove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kalle Anka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brove throws an elbow that misses.
Brove lands a damaging elbow.
Brove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brove putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brove lands an elbow inside that Anka shrugs off.
Brove lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brove fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brove is looking to clinch but Anka is avoiding it.
Anka darts in trying to clinch
and Brove counters with a nice kick to the body.
Anka tries to clinch but Brove moves away
and Anka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brove counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brove.
Brove is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anka is defending well for now.
Anka blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brove misses with an elbow strike.
Brove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brove misses with an elbow over the top.
Anka misses with a knee strike.
Brove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Anka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Neil Brove!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fickel Groober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife comes into the arena with One Winged Angel blaring out of the sound system. Fickel Groober will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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290 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Fickel Groober!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife dodges the punch combination from Groober.
Groober lands with an overhand left.
Groober tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strife rushes Groober and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Groober prevents a takedown attempt there.
Groober is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Strife stalling the fight.
Strife goes for a takedown in the clinch but Groober prevents it.
Strife trying to control the position but instead, Groober has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strife into the ropes.
Strife drops down looking for an ankle pick but Groober pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groober throws a hook to the side of Strife's head but Strife sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Groober loads up on a big right hand but Strife slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groober throws a right and a left that Strife avoids nicely.
Groober misses with a looping left.
Groober will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strife shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strife looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Groober is fending him off so far but Strife persists. Nope, Groober circles away and we're back to standing.
Groober misses with a straight right.
Strife walks into a stiff left hand from Groober.
Strife tries to score a power double leg takedown but Groober sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strife somewhat.
Groober throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife looks for a takedown but Groober sprawls well.
Groober gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strife to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strife trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strife accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Groober wants to stand and escape but Strife is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Groober preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Groober really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strife. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strife passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Strife moves into full mount!
Strife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Groober?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groober holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Strife tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Strife there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Strife landing punches.
Groober looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Groober's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Strife scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife working Groober over with strikes here.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife is landing with some decent strikes but Groober is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strife connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Groober is in a horrible position here. Strife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Strife connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strife with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strife landing shots from mount.
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Strife lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloud Strife dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strife gets the takedown into side control.
Groober stops Strife from passing to mount.
Cloud Strife overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strife landing a few strikes.
Strife cracks Groober with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Strife.
Strife cracks Groober with a big elbow.
Groober takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Strife lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strife moves into full mount!
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groober in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Groober that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Groober wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Strife landing shots from mount.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Groober in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Groober looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Strife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Groober?
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
Groober takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strife looking to finish Groober with some ground and pound. This is bad for Groober!
The referee warns Groober that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Strife with the ground and pound from mount.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife lands a big shot there that rocks Groober but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Strife will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Groober is in a horrible position here. Strife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Strife has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Groober's face.
Groober is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Strife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Groober?
Groober is bucking up trying to escape but Strife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Strife is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Groober can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Strife putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Strife scoring with strikes but Groober is staying in there.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strife 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.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Strife landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Groober's face.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Groober is bucking up trying to escape but Strife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Strife is landing with some decent strikes but Groober is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Groober wants to try and get back to his feet.
Strife landing strikes from the mount and Groober is in trouble!
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Strife lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Groober hang on?
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strife with the ground and pound from mount.
Strife scoring with strikes but Groober is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloud Strife dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Strife fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Groober looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Groober connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Strife slips a jab and a cross from Groober.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Strife.
Strife works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Strife scoring with punches from side control.
Groober takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Strife wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Groober, who protects the arm well.
Groober avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Strife.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife prevents Groober from escaping the position.
Strife advances to full mount.
Strife looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Groober can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife landing strikes, looking to finish!
Strife landing punches.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Strife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strife lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife won't let Groober get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Strife connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Strife unloading with bombs!
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groober takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Groober wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Strife connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Groober is bucking up trying to escape but Strife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Strife looking to finish Groober with some ground and pound. This is bad for Groober!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Strife postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Groober looks a forlorn figure.
Strife landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Strife working Groober over with strikes here.
Strife with shots to the head and body - Groober looks very uncomfortable down there.
Strife lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Groober hang on?
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
Groober is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Strife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strife is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Groober can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fickel Groober has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife lands a big shot there that rocks Groober but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strife fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Groober is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Strife looking to finish Groober with some ground and pound. This is bad for Groober!
Strife lands a big shot there that rocks Groober but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strife throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Groober's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cloud Strife showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strife, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cloud Strife!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is bodies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Good chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Magic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warden lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magic moves into the clinch.
Warden lands a knee to the body.
Warden misses with the head strike.
Warden successfully pulls guard.
Magic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magic trying to control the position from guard on top but Warden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warden is looking for a triangle but Magic pushes his legs off easily.
Magic looking to pass the guard.
Magic works over Warden with some ground and pound from guard.
Magic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magic prevents Warden from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Magic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Warden lands with a few short shots to the body.
Magic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Warden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magic is working away from the top position though.
Magic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magic blocks the strikes from Warden.
Warden 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.
Magic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Magic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Warden pushes Magic off looking to stand but Magic dives back in and keeps control.
Magic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Warden is trying to stand back up but Magic is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Warden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warden is breathing heavily.
Magic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Warden!
Magic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Magic blocks Warden's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magic cracks Warden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warden taking shots to the head.
Magic dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Magic.
Warden tries to lock up and control but Magic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Magic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Magic looking to control but Warden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Magic dominating with strikes here.
Magic looking to finish Warden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warden!
Magic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Magic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magic lands a big shot there that rocks Warden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Magic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Warden is rocked!
Warden is in a horrible position here. Magic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Warden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magic landing strikes from the mount.
Magic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Magic lands with some strikes.
Magic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Magic.
Magic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Magic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Magic unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Magic.
Magic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Warden takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Magic's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Magic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spider Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivor Smallun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivor Smallun has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spider Queen's chin.
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Spider Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivor Smallun!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Queen misses.
Smallun throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Smallun dodges the punch combination from Queen.
Smallun looks to land a left hand but Queen moved out of range nicely.
Queen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smallun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smallun scores with a nice strike.
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smallun.
Smallun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Queen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smallun.
Queen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Queen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Queen throwing strikes here but Smallun is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Queen goes for an armbar but Smallun turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smallun.
Queen controls Smallun momentarily but Smallun frees himself.
Smallun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Queen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Queen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Queen controls Smallun momentarily but Smallun frees himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Queen has a closed guard, preventing Smallun from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Queen staying out of range there.
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.
Smallun cracks Queen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smallun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Queen.
A jab from Queen finds it's way through Smallun's defenses.
Queen throws a right and a left that Smallun avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Smallun misses its intended target.
Queen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smallun to the mat! Smallun manages to get full guard.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Queen stops Smallun from standing up.
Queen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Queen is breathing heavily.
Smallun wants to get back to his feet but Queen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smallun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smallun wants to get back to his feet but Queen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Queen wants to pass the guard but Smallun is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smallun is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smallun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Queen momentarily.
Smallun throws a big shot that misses.
Ivor Smallun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smallun waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Queen.
Queen slips under a jab from Smallun.
Smallun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivor Smallun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smallun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smallun wants it to stay on the feet.
Queen digs a good hook to Smallun's body.
Smallun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smallun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Queen does no damage.
Queen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smallun misses with an uppercut.
Queen shoots in looking for a takedown. Smallun tries to sprawl out of it but Queen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Smallun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Queen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Queen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spider Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smallun throws out a loose jab but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smallun misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Queen slips a jab from Smallun.
Smallun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smallun blocks a head kick by Queen.
Smallun throws the left hand but Queen avoids the punch easily.
Queen lands with a right hand.
Smallun lands a jab.
Queen takes a swing at Smallun's ribcage but misses.
Queen connects with a body shot.
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 Spider Queen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smallun lands an overhand right.
Smallun lands an overhand right.
Queen throws a sloppy head kick and Smallun moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Smallun misses the target.
Smallun misses with a straight left.
Queen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big left from Smallun misses.
Smallun throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Queen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smallun circles away.
Smallun looks to land a left hand but Queen moved out of range nicely.
Queen moves away from the strike by Smallun.
Queen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Queen catches Smallun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Queen moves out of range as Smallun strikes.
Queen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smallun.
Smallun loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
Queen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
Smallun tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smallun lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Spider Queen has been cut.
Smallun looks to throw the jab but Queen is out of range.
Smallun throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smallun throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smallun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smallun throws out the jab.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Smallun.
Ivor Smallun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Queen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smallun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Queen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smallun is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Queen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smallun wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Queen trying to control the action but Smallun is working from the bottom.
Smallun is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Smallun misses.
Queen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Smallun misses.
A jab from Smallun misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Smallun misses.
Smallun throws a looping overhand right but Queen ducks down to avoid it.
Queen doesn't manage to clinch there - Smallun circles away.
Queen scores with a hook to the body. Smallun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Queen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spider Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smallun avoids the body shot from Queen.
Queen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smallun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Queen pushes Smallun up against the ropes in a clinch.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Queen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smallun.
Queen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smallun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smallun stalling in the clinch.
Smallun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Smallun breaks from the clinch.
Spider Queen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smallun throws an overhand right that lands on Queen's shoulder, as Queen tries to avoid the shot.
Smallun looks to land a left hand but Queen moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen fails to land with a series of punches.
Smallun connects with a nice looking jab.
Smallun throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smallun misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Smallun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Queen defending well as Smallun loads up on a big left hand.
Queen tries to clinch there but Smallun circles away.
Smallun with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Queen.
Smallun misses with an uppercut. Queen saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Smallun misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Smallun misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Smallun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spider Queen's cut.
That's time! Queen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smallun scores with a jab to the head.
Smallun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Queen misses.
Smallun throws an overhand right that lands on Queen's shoulder, as Queen tries to avoid the shot.
Smallun lands a jab to the head.
Queen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Smallun misses its intended target.
Queen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smallun finds it's way round the side to connect with Queen's head.
A jab from Smallun misses.
Smallun moves out of range of the strikes.
Queen misses with a body shot.
Smallun throws a hook but Queen avoids it easily.
Smallun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Smallun misses its intended target.
Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smallun scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen moves away from the strike by Smallun.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smallun lunges at Queen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Queen's hand.
Smallun misses with a looping left.
Queen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Queen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Smallun.
Smallun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Queen throws a nice looking combination but Smallun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smallun looks to throw the jab but Queen is out of range.
Smallun throws a looping overhand right but Queen ducks down to avoid it.
Queen tries to clinch but Smallun is having none of it.
Queen lands with a nice body punch.
Smallun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Queen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Queen shoots for a double leg takedown but Smallun sprawls well. He's pushed Queen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Queen wants to clinch up but Smallun keeps it at a distance.
Smallun misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smallun throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Smallun missing with a left hand there. Queen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Smallun as Queen shoots in.
Smallun throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Queen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Queen throws a head kick but Smallun moves out of range.
Smallun lands the left hand.
Queen staying out of range there.
Queen misses with a body shot.
Smallun throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
Smallun misses with a straight left.
Queen misses with a body shot.
A big left from Smallun misses.
Queen thumps Smallun with a low kick.
Smallun lands the left hand.
Queen moves in looking to clinch but Smallun pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a takedown attempt - Smallun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spider Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Smallun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Queen doesn't seem phased though.
Smallun misses with a hook.
Smallun loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smallun.
Queen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Queen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smallun!
Queen won't let Smallun get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Queen looking to control but Smallun is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smallun is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Queen is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Smallun is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Smallun flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Queen anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Smallun and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Queen slips an arm under Smallun chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Queen has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Queen is squeezing on Smallun like an anaconda would it's prey. Smallun fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Spider Queen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosse Stenhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenhard has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danny Killa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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154 lbs
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154 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bosse Stenhard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenhard shoots in and bounces Killa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Stenhard throws a big right hand that misses.
Killa wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stenhard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stenhard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stenhard passes into half guard.
Stenhard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Killa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stenhard.
Killa is trying to maintain the position but Stenhard is very close to passing his half guard.
Killa actively working from the bottom here.
Stenhard tries to stand but can't do so whilst Killa controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stenhard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Killa's head.
Killa is looking to control Stenhard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Killa avoid being mounted?
Stenhard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Killa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stenhard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Killa dodges the punch combination from Stenhard.
Killa shoots and misses
and Stenhard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stenhard.
Killa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Stenhard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stenhard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killa's brow.
Killa is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenhard has double underhooks.
Stenhard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danny Killa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killa fails with the takedown
and Stenhard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Killa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stenhard seems to be working for a kimura but Killa defends the submission attempt.
Stenhard wants to work for an arm triangle but Killa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Killa is pressing down on Stenhard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenhard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stenhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Killa is keeping the position for now.
Stenhard gets to his feet. Killa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stenhard looks gassed!
Killa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Stenhard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stenhard stands and throws Killa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stenhard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stenhard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stenhard tries for a kimura but Killa is defending well.
Killa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killa is trying to control the action in half guard but Stenhard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stenhard is looking for a sweep. Killa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Killa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stenhard sees it coming and defends easily.
Stenhard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stenhard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Killa seems to be working for a kimura but Stenhard defends the submission attempt.
Stenhard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Killa pulls his head out easily.
Killa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stenhard keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosse Stenhard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stenhard is looking to slow Killa down with leg kicks.
Stenhard slips under a jab.
Killa with a poor takedown
and Stenhard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Killa has his foot on Stenhard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stenhard works his way back into a safe position though.
Stenhard forces his way into half guard.
Stenhard is working for a submission of some sort.
Killa wants to improve his position but Stenhard is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stenhard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stenhard seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Killa is trying to keep Stenhard in close.
Killa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Killa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stenhard manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stenhard is trying to buck Killa off.
Stenhard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Killa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stenhard sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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.
Stenhard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Killa's best efforts.
Stenhard gets back to full guard.
Stenhard is looking for a triangle but Killa pushes his legs off easily.
Killa 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.
Stenhard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stenhard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stenhard isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Killa stacks Stenhard on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Killa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stenhard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stenhard manages to get back to half guard.
Killa wants to free his trapped foot but Stenhard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stenhard wants to get back to his feet.
Killa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stenhard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stenhard.
Stenhard is looking for a triangle but Killa pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenhard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Killa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Killa trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenhard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Killa has picked Stenhard up and slammed him! Stenhard can't keep hold of the triangle and Killa manages to pass to side control!
Stenhard tries to improve position but can't.
Killa trying to control the action but Stenhard is working from the bottom.
Killa working the body and head with strikes.
Killa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Killa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stenhard keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosse Stenhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stenhard tries to bum rush Killa with a series of wild strikes but Killa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stenhard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stenhard.
Stenhard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stenhard tries to pass to full mount but Killa defends it.
Bosse Stenhard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Killa wants to improve his position but Stenhard is controlling well.
Stenhard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stenhard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stenhard is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Killa wants to control but Stenhard is keeping busy.
Stenhard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Killa's head.
Stenhard is working for a kimura but Killa is defending it quite comfortably.
Stenhard is looking to advance position but Killa won't allow it.
Killa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stenhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Killa is keeping the position for now.
Killa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stenhard is looking to improve his position but Killa isn't that keen on the idea.
Stenhard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Killa working for a guillotine from mount but Stenhard is in no mood to give up.
Killa scoring with strikes but Stenhard is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa prevents Stenhard from getting the reversal.
Stenhard regains half guard.
Stenhard wants to get back to full guard but Killa has mounted him!
Stenhard is looking to get to half guard.
Killa is going olschool here, as he tries to force Stenhard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stenhard shrugs it off.
Stenhard regains half guard.
Stenhard is trying to get back to full guard.
Stenhard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenhard tries to roll over but Killa keeps him under control.
Stenhard trying to hold on to Killa's head to control him but Killa postures up.
Bosse Stenhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Killa working Stenhard over with strikes.
Killa is trying to control. Stenhard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danny Killa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killa prevents Stenhard from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Killa shoots and misses
and Stenhard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Killa misses with a takedown
and Stenhard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Killa's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bosse Stenhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stenhard 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosse Stenhard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen The Streets-Let's Push Things Foward as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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203 lbs
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202 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiro Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakurai.
Nice sprawl there from Sakurai as Davis shoots in.
Sakurai scores with a nice strike.
Davis moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Sakurai cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai scores with a body shot.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Sakurai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakurai jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Hiro Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Davis.
Sakurai cracks Davis with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai moves into range and connects with a jab.
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.
Sakurai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Sakurai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakurai finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Sakurai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Davis tries for a takedown but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakurai digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
Sakurai loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakurai but Sakurai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakurai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sakurai to score with a decent uppercut.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
Hiro Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Sakurai.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakurai as he avoids it easily.
Hiro Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Davis.
Sakurai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakurai lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Sakurai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakurai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakurai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Sakurai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakurai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakurai keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Sakurai.
Sakurai with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiro Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakurai throws a nice head kick!
Hiro Sakurai is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Sakurai cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Sakurai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakurai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Sakurai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Daywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Cash Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daywalker comes to the ring accompanied by Blade OST - Blood Rave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blade Daywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Cash Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daywalker throws a right hand that Cash Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Cash Jr also avoids with ease.
Daywalker stuffs the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daywalker landing knees to the body.
Come on Daywalker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Daywalker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cash Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daywalker obliges.
Daywalker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash Jr backwards.
Daywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daywalker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cash Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cash Jr looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daywalker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cash Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daywalker with a knee to the head.
Daywalker with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jackson Cash Jr has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daywalker.
Daywalker lands an uppercut.
Daywalker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cash Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Daywalker scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daywalker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daywalker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cash Jr regains guard immediately.
Daywalker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daywalker is in close to Cash Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daywalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Daywalker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daywalker 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.
Cash Jr keeping moving, preventing Daywalker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daywalker won't allow Cash Jr to sweep him here.
Daywalker controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr keeping moving, preventing Daywalker from controlling successfully.
Daywalker postures up in Cash Jr's guard and throws a big left but Cash Jr blocks it.
Cash Jr looking for a guillotine here but Daywalker defends easily.
Daywalker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daywalker misses with a looping right.
Daywalker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cash Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cash Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daywalker is trying to defend but Cash Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Daywalker trying to control but Cash Jr postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daywalker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daywalker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cash Jr!
Cash Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Daywalker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Daywalker lands with some strikes.
Cash Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daywalker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daywalker has hold of Cash Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cash Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daywalker seems to be looking for submissions.
Cash Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cash Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daywalker in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cash Jr tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Daywalker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blade Daywalker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBraddish comes to the ring accompanied by Broken by 12 Stones. Shamrock has chosen Biggie Smalls-Hypnotize as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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130 lbs
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141 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny McBraddish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
McBraddish scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from McBraddish.
McBraddish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBraddish misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Johnny McBraddish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBraddish works the jab nicely.
McBraddish misses the shot to the body.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
McBraddish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnny McBraddish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBraddish.
McBraddish tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBraddish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
McBraddish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBraddish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McBraddish stuffs the takedown attempt from Shamrock. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
McBraddish swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBraddish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
McBraddish lands a lovely overhand right.
McBraddish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McBraddish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but McBraddish shows good takedown defense.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
Shamrock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shamrock showed some decent athleticism there.
Shamrock wants to free his trapped foot but McBraddish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McBraddish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McBraddish tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shamrock wants to work for an arm triangle but McBraddish is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shamrock wants to advance to full mount but McBraddish doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Shamrock prevents McBraddish from getting back to his feet.
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.
Shamrock is looking to advance position but McBraddish has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Shamrock is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBraddish controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
McBraddish fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBraddish throws out the jab.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but McBraddish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McBraddish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shamrock moves to the back position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shamrock thows a strike but McBraddish uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by McBraddish as he ends up in Shamrock 's guard!
McBraddish preventing the sweep.
Shamrock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McBraddish manages to get himself to full guard.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but McBraddish is retaining full guard.
McBraddish is looking to stand up but Shamrock isn't so interested in that idea.
Shamrock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
McBraddish wants to stand up but Shamrock is controlling him.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBraddish is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock is looking to advance position but McBraddish has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
McBraddish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shamrock can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish is standing up, even though he is in mount.
McBraddish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McBraddish throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBraddish's waist but McBraddish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBraddish's waist but McBraddish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
McBraddish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McBraddish wants it to stay on the feet.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McBraddish throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
McBraddish throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBraddish lands with an overhand left.
McBraddish jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
McBraddish throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by McBraddish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McBraddish looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
McBraddish thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBraddish looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
McBraddish misses with a looping left.
McBraddish throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
The fighters circling - McBraddish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBraddish's waist but McBraddish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.
McBraddish throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
McBraddish throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for McBraddish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with McBraddish, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes McBraddish against the ropes but McBraddish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McBraddish misses with a looping right.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
McBraddish waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
McBraddish throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
McBraddish is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shamrock's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McBraddish to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt - McBraddish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
McBraddish tries to work over Shamrock's front leg with a kick but Shamrock checks it.
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.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but McBraddish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McBraddish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBraddish misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
McBraddish takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes one to the side of the head.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by McBraddish.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
McBraddish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by McBraddish.
McBraddish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamrock on the side of the head.
McBraddish scores with a three punch combo!
Shamrock is rocked!
McBraddish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can McBraddish finish him?
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McBraddish as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a straight right.
McBraddish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBraddish throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses.
McBraddish throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBraddish throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
McBraddish throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. McBraddish sprawls well.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from McBraddish as Shamrock shoots in.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
Shamrock defending well as McBraddish loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
McBraddish throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBraddish throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
McBraddish throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McBraddish.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
McBraddish throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
McBraddish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but McBraddish keeps it at a distance.
McBraddish is looking to score with low kicks.
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
McBraddish throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBraddish.
A slow jab from McBraddish misses its intended target.
McBraddish throws and low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
Shamrock defending well as McBraddish loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McBraddish as he jumps to the side.
McBraddish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnny McBraddish is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
McBraddish scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from McBraddish.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but McBraddish shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBraddish missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McBraddish misses with an uppercut.
McBraddish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McBraddish misses with a hook.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McBraddish throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
McBraddish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish had his way with Nick Shamrock in 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. This is the final round!
McBraddish throws a shot to the body.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from McBraddish.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
Shamrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McBraddish manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McBraddish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shamrock on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock has a closed guard, preventing McBraddish from standing up.
Shamrock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McBraddish's guard.
Shamrock slips nicely into half guard.
Shamrock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shamrock is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock goes for an armbar but McBraddish turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McBraddish.
Shamrock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shamrock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McBraddish wants to get up but he can't break Shamrock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shamrock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McBraddish's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shamrock is pushing down on McBraddish's leg trying to pass to half guard. McBraddish is fighting to maintain full guard but Shamrock has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shamrock wants to pass to mount but McBraddish is defending the position.
Shamrock wants to work for an arm triangle but McBraddish is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McBraddish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shamrock prevents McBraddish from standing back up.
Shamrock is looking to pass McBraddish's guard but actually McBraddish recovers to full guard.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but McBraddish is keeping the position.
Nick Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
McBraddish wants to get back to his feet but Shamrock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shamrock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McBraddish is in trouble now - Shamrock has advanced to mount!
Shamrock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnny McBraddish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamrock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McBraddish because Shamrock loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McBraddish 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny McBraddish!
Johnny McBraddish retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain's entrance music is nightrain. A fine choice. Couture has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. Brandon Couture has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland Deschain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain throws a head kick that misses.
Couture takes a swing at Deschain's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Deschain misses
and Couture counters with a series of strikes. Deschain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deschain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deschain is looking to land body kicks.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deschain clinches.
Deschain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deschain looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Couture.
Deschain throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
Deschain looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Couture.
Deschain throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Deschain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Couture pinned against the cage. Couture gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Couture jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deschain throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Deschain misses the target.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deschain takes one on the button.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deschain.
A big left from Deschain misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Couture cracks Deschain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deschain is rocked!
Deschain switches off momentarily and Couture cracks him with a monster right hand! Deschain topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Couture dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Couture!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Couture! Brandon Couture retains his featherweight title!
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