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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Martello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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266 lbs
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255 lbs
10 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitali Blok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Martello!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Vitali Blok has been cut.
Blok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Max Martello has been cut.
Blok lands a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Blok has knocked Martello down with a huge combo! Blok steps away and waves a wobbly Martello back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blok throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Martello stumbling backwards into the cage! Martello bounces back off the cage towards Blok, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Blok lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Blok celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vitali Blok!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Schmelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hosha Hiles (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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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Schmelzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hosha Hiles!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiles clobbers Schmelzer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hiles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hiles throws a combination that misses
and Schmelzer counters with a left and a right that stings Hiles.
Schmelzer throws a series of punches but Hiles avoids them all with ease.
Hiles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmelzer manages to avoid it.
Hiles works over Schmelzer's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Thomas Schmelzer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiles throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmelzer.
Schmelzer drops Hiles with a beautiful combination! Hiles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schmelzer is looking for the KO!
Hiles is rocked!
It looks like Hosha Hiles has been cut.
Hiles misses with a hook.
Hiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmelzer finish him?
Schmelzer misses with a few strikes there.
Schmelzer throws a series of punches but Hiles moves out of range.
Hiles loads up on a big right hand but Schmelzer slips the punch.
Schmelzer is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hiles hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Schmelzer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Kendray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Kendray struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Nate Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Kendray!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kendray fails with a takedown attempt.
Kendray has a takedown stuffed.
Kendray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kendray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kendray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kendray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kendray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendray wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kendray keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kendray looks gassed!
Diaz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kendray is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslam King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jussipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro . Aslam King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Jussipe's chin.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aslam King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Jussipe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussipe checks a leg kick.
King scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jussipe can't do much from the bottom here.
King in side control, just content to control the action for now.
King seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jussipe for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslam King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jussipe as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jussipe fails with the takedown
and King makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jussipe really felt that one!
Jussipe is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Jussipe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jussipe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jussipe tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aslam King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jussipe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King darts in and clinches Jussipe up against the cage.
Jussipe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jussipe is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King digs a right hand into Jussipe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jussipe's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King blocks an elbow strike from Jussipe.
Jussipe tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Jussipe is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Jussipe is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King stops a takedown attempt from Jussipe.
Aslam King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Jussipe.
Jussipe wants to break free but King has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jussipe is looking for a takedown.
Jussipe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jussipe tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslam King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jussipe is defended easily by King.
Jussipe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jussipe shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jussipe tries to clinch up
and King counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has clasped his hands together around Jussipe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King 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 Jussipe's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Jussipe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
An elbow from King crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King 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 Jussipe's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aslam King just wasn't active enough.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jussipe circles away quickly and effectively.
Jussipe throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussipe tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King manages to break the clinch.
Jussipe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jussipe is trying to break free.
Jussipe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jussipe has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aslam King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Jussipe.
Jussipe tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jussipe just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussipe looking to slow down the pace here.
King manages to break the clinch.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jussipe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King avoids the head kick by Jussipe.
King forces Jussipe back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jussipe tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jussipe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslam King dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jussipe gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Jussipe is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Jussipe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jussipe fails to pull guard.
King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jussipe up against the cage.
King has Jussipe pressed against the cage, preventing Jussipe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Jussipe is out of range.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jussipe.
Aslam King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Jussipe.
King has Jussipe up against the cage in a clinch.
King breaks the clinch.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King has closed the distance and engaged Jussipe in a clinch.
King scores with a shot to the side of Jussipe's head.
Jussipe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussipe is trying to stall.
King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
King is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jussipe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussipe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Jussipe is looking for a takedown.
King lands a shot to the body.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Jussipe avoids the damage to the body.
Aslam King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jussipe tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jussipe fails with the takedown
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jussipe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Jussipe is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
Jussipe fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslam King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslam King!
Aslam King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Domingues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Domingues has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Domingues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingues throws a series of punches but Sutherland avoids them all with ease.
Domingues tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sutherland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Domingues somewhat.
Sutherland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Domingues misses with a takedown attempt
and Sutherland counters with a nice body kick.
Domingues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sutherland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Domingues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutherland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Domingues gets tackled into the cage by Sutherland. Sutherland maintains the clinch.
Sutherland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sutherland breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutherland shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Still in half guard, Sutherland seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Domingues kicks off Sutherland and gets to his feet.
Domingues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Domingues misses with a takedown attempt
and Sutherland counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sutherland thows a body kick. Domingues tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paul Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domingues is breathing heavily.
Domingues walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sutherland.
Sutherland shoots in and gets a takedown into Domingues's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domingues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sutherland is aware though and is defending well.
Sutherland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Domingues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sutherland has managed to get both his arms back between Domingues's legs - danger averted.
Sutherland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Domingues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sutherland is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Domingues keeping full guard, as Sutherland tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sutherland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sutherland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sutherland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sutherland in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sutherland working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Domingues is being controlled here.
Sutherland has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sutherland controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingues tries to reverse the position but Sutherland maintains control.
Domingues is working hard here to advance position.
Sutherland fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Domingues wants to control but Sutherland is having none of it.
Sutherland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Domingues is looking to escape.
Sutherland raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sutherland is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Domingues can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sutherland dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Domingues looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sutherland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Domingues doesn't seem bothered though.
Sutherland connects with an inside leg kick.
Domingues swings for the body but Sutherland moves out of range.
Domingues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sutherland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sutherland connects with a leg kick. Domingues looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Domingues tries to land a leg kick but Sutherland saw it coming and moves away.
Sutherland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Domingues shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sutherland counters with a three punch combo that has Domingues backing up. Domingues nods at Sutherland to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Domingues with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sutherland counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Domingues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland cracks a nice hook into Domingues's ribs.
Sutherland scores with a takedown into Domingues's guard.
Sutherland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sutherland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Domingues's guard.
Sutherland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sutherland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sutherland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sutherland controlling the pace.
Sutherland is trying to work for a kimura but Domingues is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Domingues is trying to maintain the position but Sutherland is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingues is trying to get back to full guard.
Domingues wants to get back to full guard but Sutherland has mounted him!
Domingues tries to hold on but Sutherland postures up.
Sutherland is trying to control here but Domingues has managed to regain half guard.
Sutherland is pressing down on Domingues's thigh, looking to free his foot. Domingues is holding on for now.
Domingues is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingues on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sutherland trying to control the action but Domingues is working from the bottom.
Sutherland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sutherland perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Domingues regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sutherland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Domingues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland wants to control from the top but Domingues keeps moving.
Sutherland prevents Domingues from getting back to his feet.
Domingues tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sutherland wants to pass the guard but Domingues is keeping the position.
Sutherland forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Domingues is in trouble now - Sutherland has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland content just to control the position here.
Domingues working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sutherland 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!
Sutherland slips a jab and a cross from Domingues.
Sutherland scores with a sloppy right hand. Domingues should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Domingues.
Sutherland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Domingues misses with a takedown
and Sutherland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sutherland.
Domingues takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sutherland tests Domingues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingues gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sutherland to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sutherland not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sutherland works over Domingues with some ground and pound from guard.
Sutherland must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sutherland sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sutherland wants to control from the top but Domingues keeps moving.
Sutherland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Domingues trying to control the position.
Sutherland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Sutherland was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sutherland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jose Domingues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutherland has Domingues up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland missing with knees to the body.
Sutherland leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingues is trying to break the clinch but Sutherland has him pressed against the cage.
Domingues wants to break the clinch but can't.
Domingues has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sutherland avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Domingues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domingues managing to block the knees to the body from Sutherland.
Domingues being controlled against the cage.
Jose Domingues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Domingues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sutherland lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland slows down the pace here.
Domingues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Domingues is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sutherland is defending well.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Domingues. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sutherland prevents a body shot from Domingues.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland tightens his grip and picks Domingues up, before dumping him to the ground. Domingues manages to land in guard.
Sutherland wants to pass the guard but Domingues is keeping the position.
Paul Sutherland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Domingues is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sutherland dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sutherland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sutherland 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sutherland!
Post fight, an emotional Paul Sutherland said 'This was a must-win fight for me. I am coming off of the worst performance of my career in my last fight so I needed to show that I am still a force to be reckoned with. AFC is a great promotion and I am happy to get a win in my debut here.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agaton Piaskun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agaton Piaskun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francis Begbie's chin.
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19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Agaton Piaskun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piaskun dives in and scores a takedown into Begbie's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Begbie keeping moving, preventing Piaskun from controlling successfully.
Piaskun stopping the sweep attempt from Begbie.
Begbie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Begbie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Begbie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piaskun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Begbie pulls Piaskun in to control the position.
Begbie working a defensive guard here.
Piaskun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Francis Begbie.
Piaskun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Piaskun misses the shot to the body.
Begbie misses with a wild body shot.
Begbie clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Begbie tries to land a knee to the head but Piaskun blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Begbie.
Begbie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie connects with a knee to the head.
Piaskun taking a breather.
Begbie with a knee to the head.
It looks like Agaton Piaskun has been cut.
Begbie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Begbie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piaskun's face.
Begbie can't find room to land a body shot as Piaskun controls the action.
Piaskun has had enough of the clinch but Begbie keeps him there for the moment.
Begbie missing with knees to the body.
Piaskun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piaskun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Begbie checks it well.
Begbie tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Piaskun counter with a right hand.
It looks like Francis Begbie has been cut.
Piaskun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piaskun working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Begbie is trying to control Piaskun's posture but Piaskun avoids it.
Begbie is looking to reverse the position.
Begbie sneaks back into half guard.
Begbie trying to hold on to Piaskun's head to control him but Piaskun postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piaskun not doing much here.
Begbie gets full guard.
Piaskun trying to control the position from guard on top but Begbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piaskun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Piaskun is in close to Begbie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Begbie has control of Piaskun's left arm, preventing Piaskun from doing any damage.
Piaskun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Begbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piaskun trying to control but Begbie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piaskun looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie controlling Piaskun's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piaskun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Begbie forces Piaskun back against the cage and clinches.
Begbie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begbie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Begbie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piaskun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Begbie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piaskun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Begbie misses with a knee to the head.
Begbie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piaskun lands an uppercut.
Begbie swings wildly with an uppercut but Piaskun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begbie looking to throw knees to the head but Piaskun is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie looking to throw knees to the head but Piaskun is blocking nicely.
Piaskun stalling.
Piaskun missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piaskun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Begbie closes the distance and pushes Piaskun back into the cage.
Begbie misses with a knee strike.
Begbie lands a knee to the body.
Piaskun struggles to land a body shot inside as Begbie controls his hands.
Begbie stops a takedown attempt from Piaskun.
Piaskun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Begbie blocks it with crossed arms.
Begbie lands a knee to the head.
Begbie tries to land a knee to the head but Piaskun blocks with his arms.
Begbie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Begbie looks gassed!
Begbie landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Begbie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Begbie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piaskun's face.
Begbie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Begbie misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Begbie dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Piaskun thows a body shot but no joy.
Begbie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Begbie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piaskun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Begbie tenderised Piaskun's leg. Piaskun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Begbie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Begbie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Piaskun lands a body punch.
Francis Begbie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Piaskun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piaskun managing to block the knees to the body from Begbie.
Piaskun can't break the clinch.
Begbie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piaskun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piaskun tries to break free but Begbie pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Piaskun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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!
Begbie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piaskun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Begbie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Begbie.
Begbie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piaskun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Begbie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piaskun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begbie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piaskun's face.
Piaskun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Begbie tries a knee to the head but Piaskun blocks it.
Knees to the body from Begbie.
Begbie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Begbie managing to block the knees to the body from Piaskun.
Begbie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Begbie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piaskun tightens his grip and picks Begbie up, before dumping him to the ground. Begbie manages to land in guard.
Begbie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piaskun throws a big right hand that misses.
Begbie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piaskun is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie working a defensive guard here.
Piaskun drops back looking for a leg! Begbie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Begbie manages to kick Piaskun off! Piaskun jumps back into Begbie's guard.
Begbie keeping full guard, as Piaskun tries to pass.
Begbie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Piaskun 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.
Begbie controlling Piaskun's posture.
Piaskun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Begbie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis Begbie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Piaskun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Piaskun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piaskun swats away the attempt to clinch by Begbie.
Francis Begbie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Begbie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piaskun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Begbie throws a nice head kick!
Piaskun lands with a right hand.
Begbie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piaskun's calf.
Begbie tries to clinch there but Piaskun circles away.
Begbie throws a sloppy head kick and Piaskun moves out of range easily.
Francis Begbie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Begbie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Begbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Begbie pushes Piaskun up against the cage in a clinch.
Piaskun has clasped his hands together around Begbie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Begbie is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Begbie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Begbie gets back to half guard.
Begbie is staying active underneath Piaskun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Piaskun wants to free his trapped foot but Begbie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Begbie wants to get back to full guard.
Piaskun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Begbie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Begbie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Begbie manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Begbie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Begbie scores with a head kick.
Begbie tries to clinch there but Piaskun circles away.
Begbie tries to clinch but Piaskun is having none of it.
Piaskun fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Begbie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Begbie moves in looking to clinch but Piaskun pushes him off.
Begbie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Piaskun counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Begbie!
Begbie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piaskun controlling his opponent.
Piaskun tries to control but Begbie wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaskun landing strikes, looking to finish!
Piaskun raining down hammerfists from mount.
Piaskun breaks from Begbie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Begbie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Begbie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Piaskun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Piaskun is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Begbie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Begbie shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piaskun controlling the pace for now.
Begbie is looking to improve his position but Piaskun isn't that keen on the idea.
Piaskun lands a nice shot to the head.
Agaton Piaskun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That has opened up Francis Begbie's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie tries to lock up and control but Piaskun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Piaskun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Piaskun looking for a guillotine from mount but Begbie is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Begbie is desperately trying to improve his position but Piaskun has a good base and remains in mount.
Piaskun controlling the position easily from mount.
Piaskun landing strikes from the mount.
Francis Begbie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francis Begbie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Agaton Piaskun!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan McMillan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan McMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval moves into the clinch successfully.
Sandoval slowing the pace effectively.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
McMillan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McMillan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandoval.
McMillan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McMillan misses with a body punch.
Sandoval is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McMillan blocks an elbow strike.
Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMillan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sandoval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval takes the fight into the clinch.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMillan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandoval.
McMillan is trying to drag Sandoval to the mat but Sandoval just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan is working for takedown but Sandoval is calmly controlling the position for now.
McMillan is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
McMillan blocks an elbow strike.
McMillan jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McMillan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sandoval defends well.
Sandoval trying to control but McMillan is working from the bottom.
Sandoval tries to stand but McMillan is controlling from the bottom.
McMillan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sandoval fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McMillan.
Sandoval scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McMillan tries to clinch there but Sandoval circles away.
Sandoval feints and then cracks McMillan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McMillan down.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sandoval.
McMillan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandoval misses with an elbow strike.
Sandoval misses with an elbow strike.
McMillan blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMillan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McMillan blocks an elbow strike.
McMillan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sandoval smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan McMillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a head kick. McMillan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McMillan tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
McMillan tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
McMillan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMillan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sandoval tries to avoid it but McMillan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sandoval to the ground. Sandoval escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McMillan is breathing heavily.
Sandoval with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sandoval throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McMillan's head.
McMillan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandoval throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
McMillan tries to clinch there but Sandoval circles away.
Sandoval is looking to clinch.
Sandoval takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandoval.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval moves into the clinch.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
Sandoval keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMillan's efforts to push away.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that McMillan shrugs off.
Sandoval prevents McMillan from breaking the clinch.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
McMillan managing to block the knees to the body from Sandoval.
Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
McMillan wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
McMillan clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMillan tries for a takedown but Sandoval manages to get underhooks.
McMillan dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McMillan blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Sandoval dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McMillan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandoval keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Sandoval tenderised McMillan's leg. McMillan is trying to keep his angry face on.
McMillan misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Sandoval clinches.
McMillan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McMillan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMillan's defenses.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMillan is trying to pull guard but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
McMillan is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McMillan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandoval.
McMillan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McMillan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sandoval obliges.
McMillan dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
McMillan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Sandoval looking to slow down the pace here.
McMillan is trying to pull guard but Sandoval turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan McMillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval is struggling to control the position.
Sandoval misses with an elbow strike.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandoval slows down the pace here.
Sandoval pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sandoval misses with an elbow strike.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that McMillan shrugs off.
Sandoval pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but McMillan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMillan blocks the elbow strike.
McMillan blocks the elbow strike.
McMillan blocks the elbow strike.
McMillan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMillan avoids it.
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but McMillan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but McMillan blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
McMillan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sandoval makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sandoval lands with a kick to the temple. McMillan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sandoval thumps McMillan with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMillan tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
A combination from McMillan does no damage.
McMillan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McMillan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandoval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandoval.
McMillan wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMillan fails with a takedown attempt.
McMillan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandoval. Sandoval obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandoval gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
McMillan letting Sandoval take a breather here.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMillan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandoval.
McMillan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sandoval is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMillan is defending well for now.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Sandoval is looking to control McMillan's arms but McMillan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandoval has his back to the cage.
McMillan is looking for a takedown.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sandoval throws an elbow but misses.
McMillan can't break the clinch.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside.
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!
Sandoval lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMillan blocks the elbow strike.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McMillan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandoval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMillan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandoval avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandoval scores with a leg kick.
Sandoval feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McMillan's calf.
Sandoval lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McMillan clinches with his opponent.
Joseph Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McMillan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMillan blocks an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandoval throws an elbow but it misses.
Sandoval gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
McMillan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandoval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandoval keeps the fight on the outside.
McMillan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McMillan tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
McMillan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McMillan.
Sandoval throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMillan.
Sandoval gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandoval rushes McMillan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice knee to the body.
McMillan avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
Sandoval gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McMillan blocks an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Sandoval has McMillan pushed against the cage.
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!
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but McMillan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Sandoval pressing his opponent against the cage.
McMillan scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sandoval just misses with a elbow thrown towards McMillan's brow.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to McMillan's face.
McMillan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandoval.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMillan wants to stall.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
McMillan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sandoval just stands there and leans against the cage.
McMillan is trying to pull guard but Sandoval turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan McMillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMillan's defenses.
Sandoval gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandoval pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMillan tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the cage.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Sandoval lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sandoval just misses with a elbow thrown towards McMillan's brow.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above McMillan 's eye.
McMillan dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Joseph Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nathan McMillan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMillan can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped McMillan in his tracks for a moment.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMillan blocks it with crossed arms.
McMillan blocks an elbow strike from Sandoval.
McMillan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandoval.
McMillan wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that McMillan shrugs off.
McMillan misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMillan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sandoval winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Sandoval!
Our winner, Joseph Sandoval, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Valac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with P.O.D. - Alive blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
192 lbs
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25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Valac!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valac.
Stark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Valac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark with a knee to the head.
It looks like Goran Valac has been cut.
Valac tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valac is trying to break the clinch but Stark is controlling him.
Valac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valac has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark drops Valac with a big knee straight up the middle! Valac is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Valac is rocked!
Valac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Goran Valac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valac looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark rushes Valac and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Valac blocks with his arms.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valac.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valac managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valac is defending well for now.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valac tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Valac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valac tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Valac letting Stark take a breather here.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is stalling here.
Valac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valac can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Valac looks gassed!
Stark tries a body shot but Valac blocks it.
A knee to the head by Stark.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valac's face.
That has opened up Goran Valac's cut even more.
Stark stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goran Valac's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valac misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Valac misses.
Stark drives through and clinches with Valac against the cage.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Valac avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Valac blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Valac working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valac takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Valac is breathing heavily.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark throws an elbow that misses.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Valac tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position.
Stark slowing the pace effectively.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
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!
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valac avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Valac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valac can do to turn this around?
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark is pushing Valac up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Valac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valac wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goran Valac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark has Valac up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark working Valac over with knees to the body.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valac's face.
Stark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arthur Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Valac's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Valac can't break the clinch.
Stark avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Valac blocks it.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valac's efforts to push away.
Valac working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark working Valac over with knees to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Valac's ribcage.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark with a knee to the head.
The cut above Goran Valac's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow just above Valac 's eye.
The referee calls for Stark to work.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valac's face.
Valac is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valac wants to get back to striking at distance but Stark won't allow it.
Valac seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Valac is trying to push Stark away but Stark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Goran Valac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valac wants to get back to striking at distance but Stark won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Come on Stark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Stark!
Arthur Stark spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Nasri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero scores with a jab.
Nasri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nasri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escudero avoids it really well and circles away.
Escudero misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nasri is defended easily by Escudero.
Nice sprawl there from Escudero as Nasri shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir Nasri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasri ducks under a wild hook from Escudero.
Escudero misses with a hook.
Robbie Escudero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero misses with a right hand
and Nasri counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escudero won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nasri fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Escudero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Escudero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nasri wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nasri decides to stand back up. Nasri steps back and let's Escudero get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nasri.
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!
Escudero lands a glancing blow to the side of Nasri's head.
Escudero throws a poor cross that misses
and Nasri counters with a series of strikes. Escudero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Escudero's corner calls for a 1-2. Escudero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasri gets a takedown into half guard.
Nasri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nasri not doing much here.
Nasri has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasri performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nasri working Escudero over with strikes.
Escudero is looking for a sweep. Nasri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasri winds up and cracks Escudero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Escudero is not content to let Nasri control the position.
Escudero is in trouble now - Nasri has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasri postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Escudero bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nasri and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samir Nasri!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koufax Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koufax Pierce had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
155 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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20
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Koufax Pierce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Parker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierce lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierce misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierce catches Parker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierce lands a really nice looking cross but Parker seems unphased.
Pierce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pierce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Pierce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce manages to break the clinch.
Parker throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.
Pierce digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Pierce seems unphased.
Parker tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Pierce looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Pierce misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Koufax Pierce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Pierce misses with a looping left.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Pierce misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker moves away from the strike by Pierce.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pierce is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pierce pushes Parker off looking to stand but Parker dives back in and keeps control.
Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pierce wants to control but Parker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierce defending well though.
Parker stalling.
Parker wants to control but Pierce is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him
Still in half guard, Parker seems content to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierce misses with a jab to the body
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pierce. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Pierce scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koufax Pierce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pierce throws a one two combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Parker.
Parker is trying to ground and pound but Pierce uses the momentary lack of control by Parker to regain half guard.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierce is trying to maintain the position but Parker is very close to passing his half guard.
Pierce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker works his way into side control.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Parker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Parker working the head with strikes.
Pierce managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.
Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pierce knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parker 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controls the position.
Parker is trying to ground and pound but Pierce uses the momentary lack of control by Parker to regain half guard.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Pierce is working away.
Pierce pushes Parker off looking to stand but Parker dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierce's head.
Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pierce sees it coming and defends easily.
Parker throws a strike but Pierce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Pierce is keeping the position.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Parker 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!
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parker tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierce throws an off balance right hand
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koufax Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierce lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pierce fails to land with a series of punches.
Koufax Pierce is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierce swings away with a body shot that misses
so Parker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker content to stall in guard here.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pierce tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
Parker trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Pierce being controlled here, momentarily.
Parker trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierce misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Pierce lands a really nice looking cross but Parker seems unphased.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierce throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Pierce takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker slips a jab from Pierce.
Parker works over Pierce's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Pierce misses.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Pierce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierce throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Pierce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Pierce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pierce leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a wild body shot.
Pierce misses with a body kick.
Pierce throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Pierce throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pierce connects with a body shot.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pierce rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierce throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Pierce swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker punishes Pierce's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Pierce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pierce's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Parker really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pierce misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Pierce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierce swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Pierce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Parker lands with a straight right. Pierce didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker swings for the body but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Pierce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Koufax Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pierce backs up against the cage.
Pierce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Pierce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Parker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Pierce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pierce is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is stalling here but it's allowed Pierce to get half guard.
Parker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Parker working Pierce over with strikes.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierce defending well though.
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pierce regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working Pierce over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pierce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Pierce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierce's head.
Parker postures up in Pierce's guard and throws a big left but Pierce blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Parker dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parker slips a jab from Pierce.
Pierce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierce.
Pierce scores with a hook.
Pierce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierce.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Pierce.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Pierce lands with a nice combination. Parker backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Pierce.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Johnny Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierce connects with a single shot there.
Pierce misses with a wild combination.
Pierce misses with a double jab
and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pierce's guard.
Parker content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koufax Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Parker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pierce quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to kick Parker off in order to stand up. Parker Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Parker taking a breather here.
Parker moves into full mount!
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Parker!
Johnny Parker is the new lightweight champion!
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RATING
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