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EEF 1 - Big Bang PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Norris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Norris!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Norris as Locke shoots in.
Locke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norris circles away.
Norris tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris stuffs the takedown attempt from Locke. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris stalks Locke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Locke's face. Locke staggers backwards, shaken.
Norris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Norris as he jumps to the side.
Norris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norris tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Locke on the side of the head.
Locke fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Norris!
Locke gets the takedown into side control.
Norris is trying to improve his position.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Norris is looking to reverse the position.
Norris sneaks back into half guard.
Norris is looking to control Locke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Norris avoid being mounted?
Locke is tying to control. Norris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Locke wants to pass the guard but Norris is defending well.
Locke stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Norris wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Locke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Locke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norris wants to control from the top but Locke keeps moving.
Norris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Locke controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
Locke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Locke keeping full guard, as Norris tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to control from the top but Locke keeps moving.
Norris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Locke has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
Locke working a defensive guard here.
Locke has his feet on Norris's thighs here. He's pushed Norris off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Norris screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Locke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Lindblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Lindblad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindblad doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Bishop feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lindblad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Lindblad keeps moving.
Bishop controlling from the top position.
Bishop trying to control but Lindblad is working from the bottom.
Lindblad uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bishop scores with a takedown into Lindblad's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindblad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lindblad keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindblad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindblad wants to get back to his feet but Bishop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lindblad punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bishop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Lindblad sprawls well.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Lindblad tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Lindblad stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Lindblad fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Lindblad scores with a leg kick.
Lindblad takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindblad stalling in the clinch but Bishop improves position.
Lindblad stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblad receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bishop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bishop gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lindblad regains guard.
Lindblad is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lindblad can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindblad wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lindblad is trying to maintain the position but Bishop is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindblad is looking to improve his position.
Lindblad trying to control but Bishop postures up.
Lindblad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lindblad trying to control the position here.
Bishop is stalling in the full guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Lindblad keeps moving.
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 Nick Bishop will probably get the nod.
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.
Bishop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lindblad throws a head kick that misses.
Lindblad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Bishop closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bishop lands in his opponent's guard.
Lindblad can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lindblad is trying to maintain the position but Bishop is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Bishop is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindblad trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is working for a submission of some sort.
Lindblad tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.
Lindblad is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lindblad avoid being mounted?
Bishop stalling.
Lindblad wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy.
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.
Bishop is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bishop tries to pass to full mount but Lindblad defends it.
Lindblad wants to get back to his feet.
Lindblad trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bishop darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bishop is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblad trying to control from the bottom.
Bishop content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bishop is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lindblad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bishop.
Bishop works his way into side control.
Bishop is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lindblad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bishop has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lindblad is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bishop yanks on the arm and Lindblad is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bishop.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Bishop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Hais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Hais!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson tries to clinch up but Hais circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnsson looking to stall.
Hais struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnsson controls his hands.
Hais misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnsson stalling.
Johnsson pulls guard successfully.
Johnsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnsson, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnsson is on top in guard.
Johnsson wants to pass the guard but Hais is keeping the position.
Hais not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hais looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hais looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnsson looking to pass the guard.
Johnsson stopping the sweep attempt from Hais.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson is in close to Hais's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hais looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnsson is one step ahead there.
Johnsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hais works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hais has momentary wrist control but Johnsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnsson postures up in Hais's guard and throws a big left but Hais blocks it.
Johnsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnsson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Hais keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hais as Johnsson shoots in.
Johnsson instigates a clinch.
Hais gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnsson missing with punches from the bottom.
Hais lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnsson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnsson is breathing heavily.
Hais missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnsson is refusing to be controlled, as Hais sits in half guard.
Johnsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnsson is looking to clinch but Hais is avoiding it.
Hais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hais looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hais parries the strikes from Johnsson easily there. Johnsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hais to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hais to see if he's OK.
Johnsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johnsson scoring with punches from side control.
Hais is rocked!
Hais is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hais is still in real trouble! Can Johnsson finish him?
Johnsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hais down.
Johnsson staying calm.
Johnsson has hold of Hais's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hais seems comfortable defending it but Johnsson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hais is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hais is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Johnsson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunnar Johnsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice Ward looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anders Lundin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lundin circles away.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Lundin.
Ward blocks a low kick nicely.
Lundin tries to clinch up.
Lundin misses with a few strikes there.
Ward closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lundin circles away.
Ward looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin wants to get back to his feet.
Ward prevents Lundin from improving his position.
Lundin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lundin connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lundin is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
Ward trying to control from half guard but Lundin is working away.
Ward is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lundin defends it well.
Lundin wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ward looks for a takedown but Lundin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lundin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lundin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Lundin. No joy for Ward on that attempt.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lundin is fending him off so far but Ward persists. Nope, Lundin circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by Lundin which made him look bad.
Lundin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ward has a closed guard, preventing Lundin from standing up.
Ward looking for a guillotine here but Lundin defends easily.
Lundin is posturing up here but Ward has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lundin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lundin has to tap! Slick submission there by Ward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maurice Ward!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Writer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Textmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Writer had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Frank Writer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Writer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Textmark!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Writer stuffs the takedown attempt from Textmark. Textmark gets slowly back to his feet.
Writer looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Writer tries to clinch up.
Writer is looking to clinch but Textmark is avoiding it.
Writer fails with the takedown.
Writer feints and as Textmark raises his hands in defense, Writer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Textmark has his foot on Writer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Writer works his way back into a safe position though.
Textmark is looking for a triangle but Writer pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Textmark is trying to control the position but Writer postures up.
Writer stopping the sweep attempt from Textmark.
Writer wants to control from the top but Textmark keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Textmark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Writer is one step ahead there.
Textmark has his feet on Writer's thighs here. He's pushed Writer off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Writer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Textmark!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tronic Thermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tronic Thermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermo misses with a takedown attempt - Larsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johan Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thermo misses with a hook.
Larsson tries to land a front kick but Thermo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larsson looks to land a combination but Thermo avoids it well.
Larsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Thermo.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsson cracks Thermo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Some wild striking there from Larsson.
Larsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermo.
Thermo connects with a nice cross there... Larsson is looking wobbly and Thermo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Larsson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Thermo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tronic Thermo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Hung had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hans Gruber enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hung digs a good body shot into Gruber's ribs.
Hung bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gruber's head backwards.
Gruber is rocked!
Hung misses the shot to the body.
Gruber is still on wobbly legs! Can Hung finish him?
Hung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruber seems to have recovered his senses.
Hung lands with a big left! Gruber is wobbled badly! Hung comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gruber to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Hung!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tsunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsunami has chosen Remember Me by Hoobastank as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Tsunami!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson drops his shoulder and cracks Tsunami with a huge uppercut! Tsunami goes down! Can Larsson finish him?
Tsunami is rocked!
Larsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tsunami's head.
Tsunami is still in real trouble! Can Larsson finish him?
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsunami swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larsson working some strikes from top position.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Tsunami wants to stand up but Larsson is controlling him.
Larsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Larsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tsunami on the ground.
Larsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Larsson cracks Tsunami with a solid left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larsson lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Larsson postures up and lands a big shot to Tsunami's brow.
Larsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Larsson distracts Tsunami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Larsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Larsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsunami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tsunami looks gassed!
Larsson working some strikes from top position.
Larsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tsunami regains half guard.
Larsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Larsson is looking to advance position but Tsunami won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson content to control rather than advance.
Larsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Larsson moves into full mount! Tsunami won't be happy about that!
Tsunami in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Larsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Larsson with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Tsunami that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tsunami is looking to improve his position but Larsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Tsunami tries to buck Larsson off but he can't manage it.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Larsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tsunami is working to get back to half guard.
Larsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tsunami is looking to improve his position but Larsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Larsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Larsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Larsson.
Larsson lands with some strikes.
Tsunami is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Larsson.
BOOM! Larsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Larsson scoring with strikes but Tsunami is staying in there.
Larsson trying to control but Tsunami is having none of it.
Larsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tsunami is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Larsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Larsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Larsson lands with some strikes.
Tsunami tries to hold on but Larsson postures up.
Larsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Larsson landing strikes from the mount.
Larsson won't let Tsunami get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tsunami tries to reverse the position but Larsson maintains control.
Tsunami is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tsunami is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tsunami is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Tsunami that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tsunami is looking to improve his position but Larsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Larsson unloading with bombs!
Tsunami manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tsunami seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson drops an elbow to the side of Tsunami's head.
Larsson slips a nice elbow through Tsunami's hands, connecting with Tsunami's forehead.
Larsson trying to pass the guard but Tsunami defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Larsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larsson clinches with his opponent.
Larsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Larsson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tsunami - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Larsson, and another! Tsunami is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lars Larsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hornsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hornsby comes to the cage accompanied by Bareknuckle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Hornsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Kellerman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellerman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hornsby is looking to regain half guard here but Kellerman keeps moving and retains side control.
Kellerman controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hornsby pushes Kellerman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kellerman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kellerman controls the position.
Kellerman wants to control but Hornsby is keeping him busy.
Hornsby throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Hornsby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kellerman on the ground.
Kellerman trying to control the action but Hornsby is working from the bottom.
Hornsby is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kellerman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellerman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hornsby is trying to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kellerman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kellerman is taking a breather. Hornsby says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kellerman is nestled in close to Hornsby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kellerman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kellerman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kellerman not doing much here.
Kellerman trying to control from half guard but Hornsby is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hornsby pushes Kellerman off looking to stand but Kellerman dives back in and keeps control.
Kellerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kellerman is trying to control the action in half guard but Hornsby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kellerman tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Hornsby coming out on top.
Hornsby throws a right and a left that Kellerman avoids nicely.
Hornsby swinging wilding here.
Hornsby is breathing heavily.
Hornsby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hornsby throws a nice looking combination but Kellerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matt Kellerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kellerman rushes Hornsby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kellerman pulls guard.
Kellerman looking for a sweep. Not yet Kellerman, not yet.
Kellerman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kellerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hornsby takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Hornsby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kellerman lands a nice shot to the head.
Hornsby working to try and regain half guard.
Hornsby wants to hold on but Kellerman pushes him away.
Kellerman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hornsby is looking to escape.
Hornsby is looking to get to half guard.
Hornsby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kellerman wants to control the pace but Hornsby is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kellerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kellerman trying to control but Hornsby is having none of it.
Hornsby squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hornsby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kellerman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hornsby missing with punches from the bottom.
Kellerman trying to control from half guard but Hornsby is working away.
Hornsby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kellerman is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kellerman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hornsby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hornsby stuffs the takedown.
Hornsby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Matt Kellerman has been cut.
Kellerman shoots in but Hornsby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hornsby. No joy for Kellerman on that attempt.
Hank Hornsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Kellerman.
Kellerman slips a jab and a cross from Hornsby.
Horrible takedown by Kellerman or perhaps it was just good defense by Hornsby which made him look bad.
Hornsby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hornsby connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kellerman! He's out on his feet! Hornsby rushes in and drops Kellerman with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hank Hornsby!
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