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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wild Wes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Carter (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wild Wes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Carter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Wes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wes controlling from mount.
Wes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
Carter is trying to stand.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wes looking for a guillotine from mount but Carter is having none of it.
Wes 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.
Wes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carter tries to buck Wes off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wes controlling the position easily from mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wild Wes just wasn't active enough.
Wes shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wes blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter looks gassed!
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Wes is blocking nicely.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Wes blocks with his arms.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wes blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Carter to the mat. Carter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wes stands and throws Carter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wes works to advance to full mount. Carter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wes controlling his opponent.
Wes is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Wes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wild Wes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theunie Visagie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Boo Boo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boo Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theunie Visagie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo misses with a head kick.
Boo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Visagie.
Visagie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boo tries to avoid it but Visagie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boo to the ground. Boo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Visagie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Visagie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Visagie misses.
Visagie misses with a two punch combination.
Visagie throws the kick towards the body but Boo avoids it.
Visagie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visagie doesn't manage to clinch there - Boo circles away.
Visagie tries to clinch up.
Visagie wants to clinch.
Visagie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Horrible takedown by Visagie or perhaps it was just good defense by Boo which made him look bad.
Boo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Visagie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo misses with a looping right.
Visagie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boo is out of range and Visagie settles back down.
Boo looks to land a left hand but Visagie moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Boo does no damage.
Visagie has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Boo.
Visagie can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Boo.
Visagie looks gassed!
Boo can't break the clinch.
Boo taking a breather.
Visagie throws a punch but it's blocked by Boo.
Visagie prevents Boo from breaking the clinch.
Boo breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Boo.
Boo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boo misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo throws a low kick but Visagie avoids it.
Visagie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boo is letting Visagie control him for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Visagie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Boo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Visagie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Visagie.
Visagie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visagie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Visagie controlling from side mount.
Visagie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo pushes Visagie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Visagie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Visagie cracks Boo with a big right hand but Boo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Boo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo misses with an uppercut. Visagie saw that one coming.
Theunie Visagie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Visagie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boo misses the jab.
Boo slaps away a takedown attempt from Visagie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boo throws a sloppy head kick and Visagie moves out of range easily.
Visagie slips under a jab.
Boo throws a series of punches but Visagie avoids them all with ease.
Visagie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boo.
A telegraphed right hand from Visagie misses the target.
Boo blocks a head kick by Visagie.
Visagie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Visagie lands a really nice looking cross but Boo seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Visagie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boo to the mat! Boo manages to get full guard.
Visagie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Visagie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Visagie is stalling in the full guard.
Visagie advances position into side control!
Visagie misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visagie stands up and beckons Boo to his feet.
Boo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boo misses with a double jab.
Boo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Visagie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visagie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Visagie.
Visagie tries to pass to full mount but Boo defends it.
Visagie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Visagie is trying for a kimura here. Boo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Visagie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theunie Visagie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hippo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Hippo.
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hippo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alun Rhys Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alun Rhys Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alun Rhys Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a combination
and Suarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Suarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Suarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Suarez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jones is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rocky Suarez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pain moves into full guard.
Pain is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Batista has his hands clasped together but Pain extends an breaks Batista's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pain.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Pain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Walujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Walujew could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerry Robinson's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Walujew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Robinson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Walujew on that attempt.
Walujew doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Walujew shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walujew to the mat! Walujew manages to get full guard.
Walujew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walujew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Robinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robinson distracts Walujew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walujew is trying to keep Robinson in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walujew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Walujew has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Robinson manages to get his head free but now Walujew has transitioned to an armbar! Robinson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Walujew! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikolai Walujew!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashley Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Rico misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Rico.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Rico counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Rico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rico sprawls well initially but Morrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rico defending well though.
Rico is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Rico dodges it nicely.
Rico keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rico is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico is controlling Morrison's trapped leg to prevent Morrison from advancing to side control.
Morrison stops Rico from getting back to his feet.
Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rico is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rico is trying to stand.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Rico dodges it nicely.
Morrison wants to free his trapped foot but Rico is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rico's head.
Rico looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morrison wants to free his trapped foot but Rico is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
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.
Rico is trying to stand.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Rico dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy.
Morrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Rico is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rico with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rico gets full guard.
Rico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Rico wants to stand but Morrison is controlling the position.
Morrison drops back looking for a leg! Rico is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rico manages to kick Morrison off! Morrison jumps back into Rico's guard.
Rico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to stand but Morrison is controlling the position.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rico is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rico raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rico punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison 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.
Rico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rico lands strikes from half guard.
Morrison actively working from the bottom here.
Rico thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
Rico got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rico has managed to get both his arms back between Morrison's legs - danger averted.
Rico is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Rico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rico throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rico defends it easily.
Rico working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rico.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rico is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Rico loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Ashley Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison fails with the takedown
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Rico counter with a right hand.
Rico throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashley Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Rico avoids nicely.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Jonny Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Rico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rico finds it's way round the side to connect with Morrison's head.
Rico misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Rico backing up. Rico nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Rico misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Rico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rico throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Rico.
Rico slips under a jab.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rico throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Rico throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Rico throws a combination that misses
and Morrison counters with a shoot takedown. Rico fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Rico blocks nicely.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rico is controlling Morrison's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rico is pulling down on Morrison's head to control his posture.
Rico wants to get back to his feet but Morrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rico controlling Morrison's posture.
Rico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Rico is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Rico blocks nicely.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Rico blocks nicely.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rico wants to stand but Morrison is controlling the position.
Rico pulls Morrison in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jonny Rico wasn't active enough on the ground.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rico throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Rico tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rico misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ashley Morrison will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rico avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rico throws a combination that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Rico misses with a combination
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Jonny Rico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Rico misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison cracks Rico with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rico throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rico throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico looks to land a combination. Morrison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Rico misses the target.
Rico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
A cross from Rico lands.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rico circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonny Rico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rico misses with a combination
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Rico takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rico connects with the punch.
Jonny Rico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Rico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Rico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Rico misses its intended target.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Rico avoids it well.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rico misses with the combination.
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Rico backing up. Rico nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rico misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Rico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Rico looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Rico walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
Morrison throws a right hand that Rico ducks under and follows up with a left that Rico also avoids with ease.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rico swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rico won't be happy with that.
Rico is trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morrison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rico is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rico can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rico is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morrison has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rico manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison's best efforts.
Morrison stops Rico from getting back to his feet.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rico's head.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rico avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Rico preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rico is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rico punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Morrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hizkeel Abu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu has chosen Survive If I Let You as his entrance music. Hizkeel Abu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Connelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hizkeel Abu!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu lands a big uppercut and Connelly crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Connelly looks OK. Abu waves Connelly back to his feet!
Connelly is rocked!
It looks like James Connelly has been cut.
Abu misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Connelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connelly feints a jab promting Abu to slip. Connelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Connelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Connelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abu throws an off balance right hand
and Connelly counters with a three punch combo that has Abu backing up. Abu nods at Connelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Abu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abu sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Connelly's defenses. It connects perfectly with Connelly's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hizkeel Abu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Bottensheller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Dodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Dodo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Bottensheller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Dodo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bottensheller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dodo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bottensheller counters with a beautiful punch that sends Dodo to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottensheller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bottensheller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bottensheller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dodo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bottensheller controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bottensheller has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dodo!
Bottensheller content just to control the position here.
Dodo really wants to buck Bottensheller off and get back to his feet.
Bottensheller looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottensheller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Goran Bottensheller.
Dodo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dodo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bottensheller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dodo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bottensheller counter with a right hand.
Dodo looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottensheller shoots in for a takedown but Dodo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Bottensheller with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dodo wants to clinch
and Bottensheller counters with a shoot takedown. Dodo fights it but they end up in guard.
Dodo keeping full guard, as Bottensheller tries to pass.
Bottensheller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Bottensheller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bottensheller prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dodo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bottensheller is controlling him well.
Bottensheller is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dodo's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Goran Bottensheller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dodo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bottensheller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dodo is trying to stand.
Bottensheller controlling the action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Goran Bottensheller just wasn't active enough.
Dodo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dodo closes the distance but Bottensheller moves to the side
and Bottensheller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottensheller not doing much here.
Bottensheller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bottensheller stops Dodo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Bottensheller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bottensheller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dodo quickly recovers to half guard.
Bottensheller is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bottensheller moves into full mount! Dodo won't be happy about that!
Bottensheller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bottensheller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bottensheller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dodo for as long as he can get away with.
Dodo is breathing heavily.
Dodo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottensheller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bottensheller controlling the position easily from mount.
Bottensheller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dodo can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Goran Bottensheller just wasn't active enough.
Bottensheller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dodo as he jumps to the side.
Bottensheller shoots in but no luck this time.
Dodo tries to clinch but Bottensheller moves away
and Bottensheller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dodo!
Dodo wants to get back to his feet.
Bottensheller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goran Bottensheller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Goran Bottensheller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice sprawl there from Dodo as Bottensheller shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Bottensheller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bottensheller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dodo tries to clinch
and Bottensheller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dodo's guard now.
Dodo wants to get back to his feet but Bottensheller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodo can't keep his opponent in guard - Bottensheller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bottensheller passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dodo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bottensheller prevents Dodo from getting the reversal.
Bottensheller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Bottensheller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Dodo both land. Nice combination.
Bottensheller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dodo sprawls well initially but Bottensheller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bottensheller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bottensheller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bottensheller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Dodo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bottensheller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bottensheller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bottensheller controlling the position easily from mount.
Bottensheller scoring with strikes but Dodo is staying in there.
Bottensheller with good strikes from the mount here!
Bottensheller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dodo is desperately trying to improve his position but Bottensheller has a good base and remains in mount.
Bottensheller controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottensheller unloading with bombs!
Bottensheller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dodo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottensheller raining down shots from the mount!
Bottensheller controlling the position easily from mount.
Goran Bottensheller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luka Dodo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dodo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottensheller controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Goran Bottensheller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dodo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bottensheller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bottensheller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bottensheller remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goran Bottensheller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bottensheller 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goran Bottensheller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garry Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor King!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
Mason wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mason keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
King wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King 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.
Mason is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mason 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.
Mason has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing King to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mason is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - King pulls down on the head and he's put Mason to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thor King!
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