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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Hizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Hizo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Hizo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hizo.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Hizo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hizo in his tracks.
Hizo throws a hook to the side of Bear's head but Bear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bear has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bear there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bear rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hizo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bear swings widly with a right hand
and Hizo counters with a left to the body.
Hizo misses with a jab to the body
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Bear misses
and Hizo counters with a left to the body.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hizo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear misses with a right hand
and Hizo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bear takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Hizo counters with a left to the body.
Bear scores with a sloppy right hand. Hizo should have avoided that one.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
and Hizo counters with a left to the body.
Bear misses with an uppercut
and Hizo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hizo misses with a looping left.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
and Hizo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear misses with a combination
and Hizo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bear thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hizo needs to keep his hands up - Bear had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bear, as that shot connected.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Hizo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
and Hizo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hizo punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
Bear throws an off balance right hand
and Hizo counters with a head kick.
Bear throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bear throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hizo counter with a right hand.
Hizo punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
Bear throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hizo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bear misses with a right hand
and Hizo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hizo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tim Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hizo counter with a right hand.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
and Hizo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Hizo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hizo to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hizo! Bear is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Hizo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Joohnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Joohnsson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joohnsson scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joohnsson. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and Joohnsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramirez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joohnsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joohnsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joohnsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joohnsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joohnsson tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
Joohnsson misses with a looping right.
Joohnsson throws out a powerful jab.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
and Joohnsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joohnsson is trying to control. Ramirez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joohnsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ramirez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joohnsson is taking a breather. Ramirez 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.
Joohnsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joohnsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramirez wants to control but Joohnsson is keeping busy.
Ramirez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramirez moves into full guard.
Joohnsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joohnsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joohnsson is in close to Ramirez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joohnsson has gone for a leg lock! Ramirez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Joohnsson's guard.
Joohnsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joohnsson pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.
Joohnsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramirez manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Joohnsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Joohnsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joohnsson trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Joohnsson throws a sloppy strike and Ramirez has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Joohnsson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Ramirez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonforce - Through the Fire & the Flames. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Saurus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a hook
and Saurus counters with a straight right hand.
Saurus stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Saurus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saurus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saurus lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Saurus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Saurus.
Saurus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Saurus working aggressively here.
Saurus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Saurus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Saurus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saurus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saurus is working Smith over against the cage.
Saurus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
enabling Saurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Saurus takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Saurus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saurus wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Saurus is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Saurus has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Saurus is controlling him well.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Saurus.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saurus throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to kick Saurus off but Saurus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Saurus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Saurus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith tries to kick Saurus off but Saurus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith won't allow Saurus to pass to mount.
Saurus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Saurus landing punches.
Saurus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Saurus unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Saurus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saurus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saurus scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Saurus dominating with strikes here.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith'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.
Saurus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saurus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saurus with the ground and pound from mount.
Saurus loads up with a big shot that hurts Smith! He's pulled Saurus in close but Saurus has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Smith survive? More strikes from Saurus and Smith is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Saurus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James The Croc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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283 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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251 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James The Croc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat closes the distance but The Croc moves to the side
and The Croc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tong Sagat has been cut.
The Croc circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Croc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagat moves to clinch but The Croc breaks away
and The Croc lands a stunning uppercut that sends Sagat to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Croc misses with a head shot. Sagat uses the momentum to regain guard.
The Croc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sagat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Croc.
Sagat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Croc.
Sagat wants to stand and escape but The Croc is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Croc landing with the ground and pound.
Sagat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sagat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Croc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sagat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Croc with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Croc throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sagat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Croc throwing strikes from guard but Sagat blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Croc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Croc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Croc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Croc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Croc throwing strikes but missing.
The Croc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Croc postures up in Sagat's guard and throws a big left but Sagat blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Croc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Croc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Croc postures up in Sagat's guard and throws a big left but Sagat blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Croc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Croc lands a couple of digs.
The Croc working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Croc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Croc is looking to work some ground and pound but Sagat has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Croc wants to pass the guard but Sagat is keeping the position.
The Croc throws and elbow that misses. Sagat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Croc's guard. Nice move by Sagat!
The Croc doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The Croc has a closed guard, preventing Sagat from standing up.
The Croc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Croc 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.
Sagat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Croc is proving hard to escape from.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
James The Croc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Sagat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sagat looks to clinch
and The Croc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat moves to clinch but The Croc breaks away
and Sagat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sagat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Croc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagat closes the distance but The Croc moves to the side
and The Croc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Croc counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Tong Sagat's cut even more.
The Croc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sagat tries to avoid it but The Croc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sagat to the ground. Sagat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sagat moves to clinch but The Croc breaks away
and The Croc counters with a shoot takedown. Sagat fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Croc throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Croc with a nice head shot there.
The Croc scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Croc working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sagat's head.
The Croc throws a big right hand that misses.
Sagat wants to get back to his feet but The Croc is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Croc is looking to work some ground and pound but Sagat has wrist control.
The Croc postures up in Sagat's guard and throws a big left but Sagat blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sagat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Croc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Croc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Croc throwing strikes but missing.
Sagat wants to stand and escape but The Croc is having none of it.
Sagat is breathing heavily.
The Croc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Croc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Croc throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Croc throws and elbow that misses. Sagat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Croc's guard. Nice move by Sagat!
Sagat preventing the sweep.
The Croc throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The Croc looking for a sweep. Not yet The Croc, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Croc is working hard here to advance position.
The Croc lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sagat!
The Croc landing shots from mount.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
James The Croc dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tong Sagat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sagat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Croc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Croc.
The Croc works over Sagat with some ground and pound from guard.
The Croc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James The Croc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Croc is looking to work some ground and pound but Sagat has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Croc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Croc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Croc throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sagat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sagat is looking to stand up but The Croc isn't so interested in that idea.
Sagat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Croc throws a strike but Sagat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Croc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sagat looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Croc throwing shots but Sagat is blocking nicely.
James The Croc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Croc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Croc lands strikes from half guard.
The Croc works his way into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by The Croc.
The Croc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sagat can do to turn this around?
The Croc in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sagat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tong Sagat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tong Sagat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James The Croc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Lax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lax comes into the arena with Across the Nation blaring out of the sound system. Kostas Bleidelis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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202 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vesa Lax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleidelis throws a nice looking combination but Lax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bleidelis throws a body punch but Lax moves out of range.
Bleidelis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lax shoots in looking for a takedown but Bleidelis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lax's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bleidelis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lax swivels and escapes.
Lax scores with a jab. Bleidelis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab from Lax.
Lax misses with a jab to the body
and Bleidelis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lax is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleidelis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lax.
Oh Lax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lax throws an overhand right that lands on Bleidelis's shoulder, as Bleidelis tries to avoid the shot.
Bleidelis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bleidelis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lax can pounce on him.
Lax seems to have got his legs back now.
Bleidelis drops Lax with a naaaaasty hook - Lax is in real trouble here! Bleidelis dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostas Bleidelis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Backstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Backstrom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let the bodies hit the floor. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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186 lbs
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177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, David Backstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Bravo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bravo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Backstrom avoids it really well and circles away.
Bravo pushes Backstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Backstrom digs a right hand into Bravo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bravo's gas tank.
Backstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo has clasped his hands together around Backstrom's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Backstrom tries to bench press Bravo off him but Bravo keeps the position.
Bravo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Backstrom stops Bravo from passing to mount.
Bravo trying to control the action but Backstrom is working from the bottom.
Bravo in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Bravo crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is working Backstrom over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bravo working away.
Bravo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Backstrom!
Backstrom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Backstrom wants to get back to his feet.
Bravo with a couple of short strikes.
Bravo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bravo dominating with strikes here.
Bravo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bravo tries to control but Backstrom wriggling away.
Bravo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bravo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Backstrom badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bravo around the waist but Bravo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bravo is the winner by TKO! Bravo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Bravo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Gawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Drake has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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151 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Gawne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Drake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gawne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gawne misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Rupert Gawne has been cut.
Gawne throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Drake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drake is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gawne is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erik Drake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Delinquent Habits - Tres Delinquentes . This should be fireworks!
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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, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Hard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort takes a swing at Hard's ribcage but misses.
Hard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belfort counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Belfort won't allow Hard to sweep him here.
Hard wants to get back to his feet but Belfort is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belfort throwing strikes but missing.
Belfort trying to control but Hard is working from the bottom.
Belfort postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belfort landing with the ground and pound.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hard is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hard wants to pass the guard but Belfort is keeping the position.
Hard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hard throwing strikes from guard but Belfort blocks nicely.
Hard pushes down on Belfort's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hard is looking to advance position but Belfort won't allow it.
Belfort is looking for a sweep. Hard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hard is thwarting Belfort's attempts to control the position.
Belfort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belfort is controlling Hard's trapped leg to prevent Hard from advancing to side control.
Belfort is pressing down on Hard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belfort looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Belfort trying to control but Hard postures up.
Hard is working for a kimura but Belfort is defending it quite comfortably.
Belfort wants to improve his position but Hard is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard trying to control from Belfort's half guard. Belfort has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Belfort tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belfort tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belfort has his foot on Hard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hard works his way back into a safe position though.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Belfort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Hard trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Belfort is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belfort keeping full guard, as Hard tries to pass.
Hard trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort is pulling down on Hard's head to control his posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Hard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Belfort takes a swing at Hard's ribcage but misses.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort 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.
Hard thows a leg kick but Belfort checks it
and Belfort counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hard!
Belfort landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belfort moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hard has worked his arm free - good work by Hard!
Hard regains half guard, as Belfort was trying to land strikes.
Belfort stops Hard from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belfort lands a nice short elbow.
Hard is trying to get back to full guard.
Belfort trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard is in trouble now - Belfort has advanced to mount!
Hard is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Belfort looking to control but Hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hard is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount and Hard is in trouble!
Hard wants to control but Belfort is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hard is rocked!
Belfort 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.
Belfort lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hard hang on?
Hard is still in real trouble! Can Belfort finish him?
Belfort cracks Hard with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Chumbucked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Flea - Pea. Hans Chumbucked will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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25
142 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Rogers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Chumbucked!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
and Chumbucked counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into Chumbucked's guard.
Rogers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers passes Chumbucked's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chumbucked wants to get back to his feet.
Chumbucked wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Chumbucked has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rogers is working away from the top position though.
Chumbucked wants to get back to his feet.
Chumbucked looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rogers pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbucked is looking to get to half guard.
Rogers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chumbucked?
Chumbucked is working to get back to half guard.
Rogers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chumbucked is rocked!
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chumbucked is still in real trouble! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Chumbucked scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rogers land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rogers stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Rogers!
Kenny Rogers retains his featherweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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181 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dixon is out of range.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Dixon lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcia is rocked!
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
Garcia tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peter Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Dixon lands an overhand right.
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Dixon throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Dixon throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
Dixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Dixon checks a leg kick.
Dixon swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Dixon misses with a hook
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dixon misses.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Dixon lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Dixon throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Dixon misses.
Garcia stalks Dixon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dixon's face. Dixon staggers backwards, shaken.
A big left from Dixon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Dixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Dixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dixon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Peter Dixon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergio Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Dixon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixon takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dixon misses with a hook
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixon is rocked!
Garcia circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dixon to the canvas! Dixon doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Garcia keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Garcia!
Sergio Garcia retains his welterweight title!
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