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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ubereem Aplestair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rego Ortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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204 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ubereem Aplestair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rego Ortez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortez feints a jab promting Aplestair to slip. Ortez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aplestair slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Aplestair or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortez which made him look bad.
Ortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aplestair closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ortez to the mat! Ortez manages to get full guard.
Aplestair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortez is trying to control the position but Aplestair postures up.
Aplestair is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aplestair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortez is keeping the position for now.
Aplestair trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aplestair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aplestair won't allow Ortez to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aplestair pushes Ortez off looking to stand but Ortez dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aplestair is trying to control but can't.
Ortez wants to take a breather but Aplestair is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aplestair manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortez prevents Aplestair from getting back to his feet.
Ortez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ortez prevents Aplestair from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aplestair shoots in and drives through. Ortez sprawls well.
Aplestair is breathing heavily.
Ortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortez jabs Aplestair right on the nose. Aplestair blinks but takes it well.
Ortez lands a head shot.
Ortez digs a good body shot into Aplestair's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aplestair but Aplestair pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aplestair fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ubereem Aplestair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aplestair tries for a takedown but Ortez circles away easily
and Ortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ubereem Aplestair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortez tests Aplestair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aplestair enables Ortez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aplestair manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ortez trying to control but Aplestair is working from the bottom.
Ortez won't allow Aplestair to sweep him here.
Ortez controlling from the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rego Ortez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aplestair has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aplestair there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aplestair shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortez sprawls well. He's pushed Aplestair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from Ortez.
Ortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aplestair at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortez scores with a body shot.
Ortez scores with a jab.
Ortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aplestair moves forwards but Ortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aplestair slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortez jabs Aplestair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortez misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rego Ortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aplestair walks into a jab.
Aplestair tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aplestair shoots in but Ortez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A left lands for Ortez.
Ortez throws a combination. Aplestair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aplestair shoots and misses
and Ortez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aplestair!
Aplestair sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortez wants to take a breather but Aplestair is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortez trying to control from Aplestair's half guard. Aplestair has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rego Ortez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortez looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aplestair keeping moving, preventing Ortez from controlling successfully.
Ortez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortez tries to free his leg and advance position but Aplestair is retaining full guard.
Aplestair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Ortez both land. Nice combination.
Aplestair shoots and misses
and Ortez counters with a left and a right that stings Aplestair.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ubereem Aplestair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortez lands the left hand.
Aplestair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortez fails to land the takedown.
Aplestair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ortez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aplestairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ubereem Aplestair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aplestair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ortez sprawls well initially but Aplestair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortez trying to control here.
Ortez is refusing to be controlled, as Aplestair sits in half guard.
Ortez keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortez is trying to control but can't.
Ortez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aplestair's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aplestair's back!
Aplestair breaks Ortez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ortez working a defensive guard here.
Aplestair stopping the sweep attempt from Ortez.
Ortez is adopting a defensive guard.
Ortez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aplestair is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aplestair is squirming around, avoiding Ortez's attempts to control the action.
Ortez controlling from mount.
Ortez looking to control but Aplestair is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aplestair tries to hold on but Ortez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rego Ortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Ortez does no damage.
Ortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aplestair as he jumps to the side.
Aplestair throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ortez was covering up waiting for the punch and Aplestair finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aplestair decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No joy there for Ortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortez wants to control but Aplestair is keeping him busy.
Aplestair tries to buck Ortez off but Ortez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aplestair can't do much from the bottom here.
Aplestair is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ortez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Aplestair's face as Ortez controls the position.
Ortez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aplestair sneaks out the side door and pushes Ortez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Aplestair tries to clinch up but Ortez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aplestair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ortez avoids it really well and circles away.
Ortez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ortez lands with a cross.
Ortez throws a nice looking combination but Aplestair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortez lands a jab.
Ortez throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aplestair under the eye.
Well,Aplestair is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Aplestair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ortez misses with a body shot.
Ortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aplestair needs to keep his hands up - Ortez had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aplestair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aplestair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aplestair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aplestair dives in and grabs Ortez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortez pushes down on Aplestair's head and hops out.
Ortez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ubereem Aplestair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rego Ortez.
Ortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aplestair misses with a takedown attempt - Ortez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ubereem Aplestair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rego Ortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortez connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aplestair moves forwards but Ortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aplestair tries to clinch there but Ortez circles away.
Ortez blocks a head kick by Aplestair.
Ortez misses with the combination.
Ortez scores with a nice right hand.
Rego Ortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortez cracks Aplestair with a good jab.
Aplestair shoots in and drives through. Ortez sprawls well.
Aplestair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortez looks for a takedown but Aplestair sprawls well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rego Ortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Rego Ortez!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Rego Ortez!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Rego Ortez!
Rego Ortez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Giljotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Earnshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giljotin comes to the ring accompanied by Ticon - Miss 11 PM (DJ CHILLER REMIX 2011) . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Giljotin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Earnshaw!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earnshaw misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Earnshaw.
Earnshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Robert Earnshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giljotin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Earnshaw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Giljotin tries for a kimura but Earnshaw is defending well.
Giljotin 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.
Giljotin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Earnshaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giljotin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Earnshaw has escaped the position, nice work there.
Giljotin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Earnshaw has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earnshaw regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Giljotin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Earnshaw sees it coming and defends easily.
Giljotin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Earnshaw is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Giljotin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mantle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle connects with an inside leg kick.
Mantle shoots for a takedown but Bones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Mantle misses.
Mantle gets tackled into the ropes by Bones. Bones maintains the clinch.
Bones trying to stall but Mantle improves his position.
Bones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mantle tries to pull guard but Bones holds him up against the ropes and eventually Mantle drops back down to his feet.
Mantle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantle looking for a takedown.
Mantle is trying to force a seperation but Bones has the dominant position.
Come on Bones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mantle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mantle gets control of Bones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mantle will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bones is controlling him.
Bones working some strikes from top position.
Bones wants to control from the top but Mantle keeps moving.
Bones stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Mantle throws up his legs and catches Bones in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bones tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Mantle! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Craig Mantle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cornish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornish comes to the ring accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls (Instrumental) by Metallica. Bonifacio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: push me!!!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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163 lbs
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Cornish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cornish manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonifacio wants to control from the top but Cornish keeps moving.
Bonifacio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cornish manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bonifacio has Cornish in his guard.
Bonifacio is trying to control the position but Cornish postures up.
Cornish sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cornish is pushing down on Bonifacio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonifacio is fighting to maintain full guard but Cornish has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bonifacio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bonifacio is looking to improve his position.
Cornish seems to be working for a kimura but Bonifacio defends the submission attempt.
Cornish performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bonifacio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornish frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bonifacio is bucking up trying to escape but Cornish cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cornish with a couple of short strikes.
Cornish trying to control but Bonifacio is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bonifacio is looking to improve his position but Cornish isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornish wants to control the pace but Bonifacio is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish landing strikes from the mount.
Bonifacio tries to lock up and control but Cornish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is in a horrible position here. Cornish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cornish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cornish wants to control the pace but Bonifacio is squirming around nicely.
Cornish looking for a guillotine from mount but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornish unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Cornish dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bonifacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cornish fails with the takedown.
Cornish defending well as Bonifacio loads up on a big left hand.
Bonifacio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cornish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cornish keeping full guard, as Bonifacio tries to pass.
Bonifacio passes into half guard.
Bonifacio moves into full mount! Cornish won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a wild left hand from mount and Cornish manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Bonifacio is looking to advance position but Cornish won't allow it.
Bonifacio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonifacio is looking to take a break and control but Cornish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cornish won't allow Bonifacio to pass to mount.
Bonifacio seems to be looking for submissions.
Cornish works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cornish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cornish managing to control the position.
Cornish wants to sweep but no luck.
Jeremy Cornish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonifacio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonifacio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Cornish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cornish wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonifacio wants to pass the guard but Cornish is keeping the position.
Cornish is trying to control the position but Bonifacio postures up.
Cornish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonifacio looking to pass the guard.
Cornish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonifacio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornish keeping moving, preventing Bonifacio from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cornish is defended easily by Bonifacio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Cornish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifacio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cornish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bonifacio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cornish's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio is working Cornish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cornish shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonifacio tries to sprawl out of it but Cornish keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bonifacio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Cornish does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cornish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Cornish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornish tries to sprawl but Bonifacio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio working the head and body with strikes.
Bonifacio 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.
Bonifacio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cornish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bonifacio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bonifacio misses with a head shot.
Bonifacio punching from mount but Cornish doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is landing with some decent strikes but Cornish is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cornish is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bonifacio looking to finish with strikes here!
Cornish is squirming around, avoiding Bonifacio's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio breaks from Cornish's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bonifacio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cornish really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonifacio throwing strikes here but Cornish is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cornish can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cornish holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bonifacio tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cornish is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Cornish that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bonifacio tries to control but Cornish wriggling away.
Bonifacio throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bonifacio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bonifacio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cornish is on top in guard.
Cornish engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonifacio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cornish manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio wants to control from the top but Cornish keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Bonifacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonifacio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Spiderman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
213 lbs
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26
210 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Kavanagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Spiderman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh tries to bum rush Spiderman with a series of wild strikes but Spiderman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spiderman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiderman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kavanagh lands a big head kick that sends Spiderman tumbling to the mat! Kavanagh takes a step backwards and waves Spiderman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Spiderman has been cut.
A left and a right from Spiderman both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Graham Kavanagh has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiderman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kavanagh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spiderman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kavanagh fails to land with a series of punches.
Spiderman looks to land a combination but Kavanagh avoids it well.
Kavanagh cracks Spiderman with a good jab.
Kavanagh slips a jab and a cross from Spiderman.
Spiderman batters Kavanagh with a massive right followed by a huge left! Kavanagh is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Spiderman lands a final crushing right hand to drop Kavanagh to the mat with a gruesome thud! Spiderman is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Spiderman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andi Ackles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JA James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andi Ackles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JA James's chin.
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263 lbs
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25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 1 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andi Ackles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, JA James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to clinch
and Ackles counters with a single leg into guard. James didn't expect that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ackles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ackles with a nice head shot there.
James is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ackles tries to stand but James is controlling from the bottom.
James is still in real trouble! Can Ackles finish him?
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ackles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Ackles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ackles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ackles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ackles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ackles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ackles defends well.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ackles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ackles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
James fails with the takedown
and Ackles counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
James looks gassed!
Ackles landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is trying to keep Ackles in close.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ackles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ackles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ackles trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Ackles scoring with some ground and pound.
Ackles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Ackles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ackles is aware though and is defending well.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ackles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ackles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ackles is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ackles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ackles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard.
Ackles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ackles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ackles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ackles working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ackles wanted to stand there but James had control of the position.
Ackles sitting in guard here, content to control.
James is looking for a triangle but Ackles pushes his legs off easily.
Ackles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ackles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ackles wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ackles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ackles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ackles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ackles scoring with some ground and pound.
Ackles wants to stand but James has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ackles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ackles is aware though and is defending well.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ackles trying to stand up but can't free himself from James's guard.
Ackles wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ackles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ackles wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andi Ackles dominated that round.
That's time! Ackles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ackles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ackles showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ackles connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
James trying to control but Ackles postures up.
Ackles trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
Ackles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ackles connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
James is looking to improve his position.
James missing with punches from the bottom.
Ackles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
James is breathing heavily.
James is looking to control Ackles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Ackles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andi Ackles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ackles is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ackles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ackles wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ackles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
James trying to control but Ackles postures up.
James taking some punishment here, with Ackles in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ackles is looking for a kimura but James is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ackles to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James manages to get to full guard.
Ackles is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ackles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ackles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ackles is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
James has his foot on Ackles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ackles works his way back into a safe position though.
James is looking for a triangle but Ackles pushes his legs off easily.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ackles defends well.
Ackles landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ackles trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ackles is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ackles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ackles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ackles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ackles connects with a couple of short punches.
Ackles looking to pass the guard.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ackles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ackles landing with the ground and pound.
Ackles trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Ackles tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James is trying to keep Ackles in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ackles is aware though and is defending well.
Ackles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ackles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ackles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ackles is defending well. James quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ackles has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! James celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JA James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raw Whore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marzio Bangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bangs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jacco - Fingrarna i luften. Raw Whore looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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19
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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, Raw Whore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marzio Bangs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangs dives in and grabs Whore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whore pushes down on Bangs's head and hops out.
Bangs fails with a takedown attempt.
Whore shoots in and drives through. Bangs sprawls well.
Whore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bangs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bangs is looking to work some ground and pound but Whore has wrist control.
Bangs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Whore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bangs, into his guard.
Bangs is looking for a triangle but Whore pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bangs has his foot on Whore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whore works his way back into a safe position though.
Whore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bangs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bangs has an active guard here but Whore has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whore prevents Bangs from improving his position.
Bangs is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Whore has latched onto it... Big trouble! Whore pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bangs is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Whore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raw Whore!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Spataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Willy Wallace was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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18
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Spataro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Wallace!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spataro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wallace scores with a hook.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Wallace slips a jab from Spataro.
Spataro misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spataro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spataro.
Wallace throws a hook but Spataro blocks it.
Wallace tries to move into range but Spataro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spataro misses with a left hand
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Spataro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spataro somewhat.
Spataro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the ropes. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Spataro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spataro misses with an uppercut
and Wallace counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spataro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Spataro persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Spataro with that takedown attempt.
Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spataro under the eye.
Spataro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallace finds it's way round the side to connect with Spataro's head.
Spataro throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spataro misses with an uppercut
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spataro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallace avoids it really well and circles away.
Spataro takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spataro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spataro shoots in for a double leg but Wallace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spataro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spataro shoots in but Wallace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Willy Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Spataro. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Spataro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spataro misses with a takedown
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Spataro loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Wallace.
Wallace blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a straight right. Spataro didn't see that one coming.
Wallace is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spataro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Spataro throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Spataro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spataro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Spataro misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Spataro misses its intended target.
Spataro misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Spataro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace lands a jab-cross combination.
Wallace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spataro is out of range and Wallace settles back down.
Jab by Wallace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spataro throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Spataro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.
Spataro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spataro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spataro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Spataro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spataro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Spataro misses with a straight left.
Spataro thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spataro lands a body shot.
Spataro throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Spataro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wallace 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.
Spataro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spataro is looking to pass Wallace's guard but actually Wallace recovers to full guard.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Spataro throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Spataro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spataro.
Spataro throwing strikes but missing.
Spataro throws and elbow that misses. Wallace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spataro's guard. Nice move by Wallace!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spataro wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace trying to control but Spataro is working from the bottom.
Spataro pulls Wallace in close to prevent any damage.
Spataro is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
Wallace passes into half guard.
Spataro tries to get to full guard but Wallace has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to free his trapped foot but Spataro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spataro desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wallace moves into full mount! Spataro won't be happy about that!
Spataro wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Wallace trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace not allowing Spataro to control his hands.
Wallace is hanging on to Spataro's back as he tries to escape.
Spataro trying to control the hands but Wallace won't let him.
Spataro looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wallace.
Spataro wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to get the hooks in deep but Spataro pushed the leg off.
Wallace just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spataro breaks Wallace's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Willy Wallace was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spataro.
Wallace slips a straight right by Spataro.
Julio Spataro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Spataro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spataro looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Spataro with a poor takedown
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Spataro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Spataro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wallace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Spataro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Spataro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wallace in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Spataro misses the target.
Spataro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallace circles away.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Willy Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spataro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallace swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Spataro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spataro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace throws a series of strikes that have Spataro backpedaling.
Spataro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spataro shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl out of it but Spataro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wallace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spataro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spataro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace but Wallace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace lands a jab to Spataro's midsection.
Wallace fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spataro on the side of the head.
Spataro tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Spataro throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace punishes Spataro's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace lands with a hook. Spataro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Spataro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spataro shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Wallace swings for the body but Spataro moves out of range.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spataro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Spataro.
Wallace works Spataro's body with a nice hook.
Jab from Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spataro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a jab.
Spataro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice jab there from Wallace.
Spataro misses with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a good low kick that Spataro was not able to check.
Spataro misses the jab.
Wallace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Wallace finds it's way through Spataro's defenses.
Spataro staying out of range there.
Wallace moves out of range as Spataro strikes.
Spataro misses with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Spataro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Wallace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Spataro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Spataro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Spataro throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spataro dives in and grabs Wallace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes down on Spataro's head and hops out.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spataro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace is looking to chop away at Spataro's legs.
Spataro throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spataro scores with a takedown into Wallace's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Willy Wallace!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Willy Wallace!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Willy Wallace!
Willy Wallace wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Berkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Berkovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Berkovic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith feints and as Berkovic raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berkovic pulls Smith in to control the position.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Berkovic is keeping the position.
Berkovic working a defensive guard here.
Berkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Berkovic is blocking nicely.
Berkovic is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Berkovic punching from the bottom.
Berkovic won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berkovic's head.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Berkovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith wants to take a breather but Berkovic is having none of it.
Smith postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Berkovic to stand up.
Berkovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to bum rush Berkovic with a series of wild strikes but Berkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berkovic is keeping the position for now.
Berkovic trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berkovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Berkovic keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith wants to pass the guard but Berkovic is keeping the position.
Berkovic trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to control but Berkovic is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Berkovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Mario Berkovic has been cut.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith punching from mount but Berkovic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Berkovic is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Berkovic and Smith has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Mario Berkovic's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Berkovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Berkovic, who protects the arm well.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berkovic keeps working.
Smith looking to control but instead Berkovic has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Berkovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is looking to stall here but Berkovic recovers full guard.
Smith 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.
Berkovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Berkovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Berkovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berkovic checks it well.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Berkovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berkovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Cain Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Berkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Berkovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Berkovic jabs at Smith's body.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Berkovic.
Berkovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mario Berkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Berkovic looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Berkovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berkovic misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a head kick but Berkovic moves out of range.
Berkovic is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Smith like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Smith from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Berkovic!
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