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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Widow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bryan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to mirrors. Black Widow is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brennan Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Widow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan has closed the distance and engaged Widow in a clinch.
Widow blocks an elbow strike.
Bryan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Widow keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.
Widow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Widow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bryan wants to control but Widow passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Bryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Widow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bryan is not content to let Widow control the position.
Bryan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bryan tries to get out of the position.
Bryan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bryan is not content to let Widow control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan is not content to let Widow control the position.
Bryan can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Widow politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Widow prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Widow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryan is trying to escape the position but Widow is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
Widow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bryan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widow passes Bryan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Widow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Widow on the ground.
Widow is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan has left one of his arms exposed and Widow doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bryan screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Widow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Kimmel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Tuttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Kimmel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Archibald Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmel leaves Tuttle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tuttle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tuttle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimmel throws out the jab.
Tuttle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tuttle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kimmel blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Tuttle.
Tuttle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kimmel as he jumps to the side.
Tuttle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuttle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kimmel wants it to stay on the feet.
Jimmy Kimmel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Tuttle.
Tuttle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kimmel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuttle misses with a kick to the body.
Kimmel scores with a hook.
Tuttle looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimmel is just out of range.
Tuttle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuttle tries to land a front kick but Kimmel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuttle wants to clinch.
Tuttle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tuttle.
Kimmel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kimmel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tuttle misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Kimmel.
Tuttle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tuttle throws a head kick but Kimmel moves out of range.
Jimmy Kimmel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle tries to land a front kick but Kimmel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuttle thows a body kick. Kimmel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tuttle shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimmel misses with a hook.
Kimmel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuttle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tuttle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimmel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimmel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tuttle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuttle shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuttle looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle is looking to land body kicks.
Tuttle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kimmel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kimmel missing with a left hand there. Tuttle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kimmel throws a hook but Tuttle blocks it.
Tuttle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tuttle - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuttle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tuttle closes the distance and clinches up with Kimmel, looking for a takedown. Tuttle pushes Kimmel against the cage but Kimmel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimmel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Tuttle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tuttle tries to land a front kick but Kimmel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kimmel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Archibald Tuttle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Tuttle misses
and Kimmel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuttle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tuttle is looking to clinch but Kimmel is avoiding it.
Tuttle has a takedown stuffed.
Tuttle closes the distance and clinches up with Kimmel, looking for a takedown. Tuttle pushes Kimmel against the cage but Kimmel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuttle is breathing heavily.
Tuttle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Archibald Tuttle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kimmel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuttle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle tries to clinch but Kimmel is having none of it.
Tuttle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tuttle showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kimmel is not content to let Tuttle control the position.
Tuttle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kimmel keeps working.
Tuttle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tuttle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kimmel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kimmel shrugs it off.
Tuttle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kimmel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tuttle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kimmel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tuttle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Tuttle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kimmel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tuttle - the referee stops the clock and Kimmel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tuttle. Kimmel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tuttle!
Tuttle throws a wild body kick that Kimmel sees coming a mile off.
Kimmel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tuttle tries to clinch up.
Kimmel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tuttle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tuttle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuttle lands with a nice body kick.
Tuttle closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuttle throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle lands a left hand.
Tuttle decides to pull guard.
Tuttle has his foot on Kimmel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kimmel works his way back into a safe position though.
Tuttle working for a triangle but Kimmel defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuttle is looking for a triangle but Kimmel pushes his legs off easily.
Kimmel is sitting in close to Tuttle's body. Tuttle has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kimmel is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kimmel is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tuttle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Archibald Tuttle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho's entrance music is DJ MJ - TENGO COJONES. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnito Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Russo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mustacho clinches with his opponent.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Barnito Mustacho has been cut.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Mustacho blocks the elbow strike.
Mustacho is trying to break free.
Mustacho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Russo up against the cage.
Russo is looking to control Mustacho's arms but Mustacho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russo has his back to the cage.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Russo throws an elbow that misses.
Russo letting Mustacho take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russo blocking some punches.
Russo is looking to control Mustacho's arms but Mustacho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russo has his back to the cage.
Russo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mustacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Mustacho cracks Russo with a nice body shot.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Mustacho blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
Russo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Russo throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustacho.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustacho is struggling to control the position.
Russo blocks a body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Ryan Russo has been cut.
Mustacho'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.
Mustacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Mustacho tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo takes a shot to the head.
Mustacho pushes Russo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo prevents Mustacho from breaking the clinch.
Russo lands a nice elbow.
Mustacho stalling against the cage.
Russo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Mustacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustacho misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Russo tries to get to full guard but Mustacho has control of the leg.
Mustacho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Russo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mustacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mustacho wants to work for an arm triangle but Russo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mustacho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustacho wants to free his trapped foot but Russo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Russo is not content to let Mustacho control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnito Mustacho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Russo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mustacho throws a leg kick
and Russo counters with a body kick that stops Mustacho in his tracks momentarily.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Russo seems unphased.
Mustacho takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Mustacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mustacho fails to land the takedown.
Mustacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Russo has time to react.
Jab from Mustacho.
Russo throws a low kick but Mustacho moves out of range easily.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustacho with a jab.
Russo thows a body kick. Mustacho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustacho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustacho wants to land a leg kick but Russo is out of range.
Mustacho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mustacho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mustacho drives through and clinches with Russo against the cage.
Mustacho dodges an elbow strike from Russo.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustacho avoids the damage to the body.
Russo is trying to stall.
Mustacho blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Russo obliges.
Mustacho has had enough of the clinch but Russo keeps him there for the moment.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho thuds a left hand into Russo's body.
Russo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustacho.
Russo tries to clinch there but Mustacho circles away.
Russo throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustacho throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
Russo moves forwards but Mustacho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mustacho throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho misses the shot to the body.
Mustacho throws a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Mustacho. Those never looked like landing.
Mustacho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Russo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mustacho clinches up with Russo and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.
Russo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mustacho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russo scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho wants to get back to striking at distance but Russo won't allow it.
Russo stalling in the clinch.
Mustacho taking a breather.
Mustacho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Russo prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnito Mustacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustacho.
Russo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mustacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo gets underhooks to prevent Mustacho's takedown attempt.
Russo lands an elbow that stopped Mustacho in his tracks for a moment.
Mustacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barnito Mustacho will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mustacho thumps Russo with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustacho.
Mustacho misses with a straight right.
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustacho tries a low kick but Russo avoids it.
Mustacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mustacho moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
Russo throws a head kick that half lands.
Mustacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Russo.
Russo looks to land a body kick but Mustacho moved away.
Russo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barnito Mustacho is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Russo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mustacho fails with a takedown attempt.
Mustacho moves into range and clinches up with Russo.
Russo blocking some punches.
Mustacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mustacho avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Russo blocking some punches.
Ryan Russo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mustacho tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mustacho stalling in the clinch.
Mustacho taking a breather.
Mustacho lands a shoulder strike.
Russo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustacho avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mustacho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mustacho for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Russo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Mustacho tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Mustacho back against the cage.
Mustacho tries to circle away but Russo has him pinned against the cage.
Mustacho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Russo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mustacho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnito Mustacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustacho.
Russo is pressed up against the cage. Mustacho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russo down to the mat. Russo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Russo throws a front kick that sends Mustacho stumbling back into the cage.
Russo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnito Mustacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mustacho moves out of range of the body kick from Russo.
Russo tries to land a front kick but Mustacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustacho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mustacho throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Russo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Russo is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Mustacho to work.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustacho's brow.
Russo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryan Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mustacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Russo.
I think Mustacho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnito Mustacho!
A very excited looking Barnito Mustacho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Larry Miller has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Larry Miller seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaolong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaolong lands with a shot to the body.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xiaolong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaolong lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Xiaolong lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaolong misses with a wild combination.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaolong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaolong is just out of range.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Xiaolong clinches.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xiaolong gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Xiaolong on the inside.
Xiaolong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Xiaolong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaolong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Xiaolong won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaolong lands with a left to the head.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller is trying to break free.
Xiaolong lands a shot to the body.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow.
Miller is rocked!
It looks like Larry Miller has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xiaolong obliges.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xiaolong cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Xiaolong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaolong has Miller pressed against the cage. He pushes Miller back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Xiaolong throws a beautiful elbow that sends Miller crashing to the floor! Xiaolong piles on the pressure with more strikes! Miller is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has chosen I Am A Real American as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Gaven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rogers pinned against the cage. Rogers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaven on the side of the head.
It looks like Eddie Gaven has been cut.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Gaven moved out of range nicely.
Gaven throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Gaven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
Rogers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaven throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Gaven doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Gaven throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Gaven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaven looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Gaven shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gaven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaven doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Gaven misses with a straight left.
Rogers clinches with his opponent.
Gaven tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rogers slowing the pace effectively.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gaven can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers forces Gaven back against the cage and clinches.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Rogers connects with a jab.
Rogers lands a jab to the head.
Eddie Gaven's cut is getting worse.
Gaven scores with a jab.
Rogers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gaven back to the cage. Rogers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers has Gaven up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaven scores with a shot to the side of Rogers's head.
Gaven is trying to pull guard but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gaven is trying to break free.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaven's face.
Eddie Gaven's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rogers lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaven backwards.
Jeez, Eddie Gaven's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers clinches with his opponent.
Rogers has Gaven pressed against the cage, preventing Gaven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rogers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Gaven is trying to break the clinch but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaven misses the shot to the body.
Gaven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Gaven or perhaps it was just good defense by Rogers which made him look bad.
Gaven is breathing heavily.
Gaven throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Gaven throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers lands a jab.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Gaven avoids it well.
Gaven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Gaven's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Rogers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Deavon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Evan Deavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deavon blocks a jab.
Deavon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spliff lands with a hook. Deavon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deavon throws a head kick that Spliff semi-blocks.
Spliff throws a hook to the side of Deavon's head but Deavon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deavon moves into the clinch.
Spliff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Deavon smiles and moves away.
Deavon misses with a two punch combination.
Spliff looks to land a combination but Deavon avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Spliff.
Spliff fails with a takedown attempt.
Spliff slips a jab from Deavon.
Deavon connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff cracks Deavon with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Deavon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deavon moves into range and clinches up with Spliff.
Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliff slips a jab from Deavon.
Evan Deavon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spliff misses with an uppercut. Deavon saw that one coming.
Deavon slips a jab from Spliff.
Deavon misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Spliff finds it's target.
Deavon misses with a right hand
and Spliff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deavon lands a body shot.
Deavon throws a big shot that misses.
Spliff misses with an uppercut
and Deavon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deavon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spliff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deavon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deavon moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deavon misses the jab.
Spliff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deavon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spliff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deavon was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliff.
Spliff dodges the punch combination from Deavon.
Spliff throws a shot to the body.
Deavon clinches up with Spliff and pushes him back against the cage.
Deavon scores with a shot to the side of Spliff's head.
Spliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deavon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deavon lands with a left to the head.
Spliff lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff tries to break the clinch but Deavon is controlling the position.
Deavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deavon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deavon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliff blocks it with crossed arms.
Spliff has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Deavon uses from the top position.
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.
Deavon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deavon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deavon stands and throws Spliff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Deavon is looking to take a break and control but Spliff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deavon working away.
Spliff is trying to get back to half guard.
Spliff struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spliff tries to buck Deavon off but Deavon is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deavon trying to control the action but Spliff is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evan Deavon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spliff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spliff misses with a wild combination.
Deavon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deavon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spliff.
Spliff throws a lazy right hand but Deavon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spliff throws a big shot that misses.
Spliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deavon misses the jab.
Deavon ducks under a wild hook from Spliff.
Deavon throws out a loose jab but Spliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spliff misses with a right hand
and Deavon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spliff thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deavon tries a head kick but it misses.
Deavon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deavon misses with a right hand
and Spliff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Spliff.
Spliff scores with a nice right hand.
Spliff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deavon.
Deavon misses with a right hand
and Spliff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Deavon!
Spliff misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Deavon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Spliff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Deavon looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Deavon hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spliff scoring with strikes but Deavon is staying in there.
Spliff dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spliff avoids the attempt from Deavon to control.
A nice elbow there by Spliff.
Spliff cracks Deavon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spliff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spliff lands a nice shot to the head.
Deavon is rocked!
Deavon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spliff on the ground.
Spliff lands a big elbow - Deavon is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Deavon is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mustaffa Spliff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorgen Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Old South. Ozzie Castillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorgen Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jonsson. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jorgen Jonsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Castillo misses its intended target.
Jonsson is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Castillo misses with a looping right.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jonsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jonsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Jonsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson looking to ground and pound but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Jonsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Jonsson's attempts to control the action.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Castillo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jonsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castillo blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson dominating with strikes here.
Jonsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Ozzie Castillo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jonsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jonsson misses with a head shot.
Jonsson trying to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Jonsson unloads with some shots from mount but Castillo bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jonsson is stalling here but it's allowed Castillo to get half guard.
Jonsson is stalling here. Castillo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jonsson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Castillo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jonsson sneaks back into half guard.
Jonsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jonsson is keeping the position for now.
Jonsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Castillois looking to pass into half guard but Jonsson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jonsson is in guard.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jonsson throwing strikes from guard but Castillo blocks nicely.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo controlling Jonsson's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorgen Jonsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ozzie Castillo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castillo throws a hook but Jonsson avoids it easily.
Castillo misses with an uppercut.
Jonsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Jonsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jonsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jonsson controlling from side mount.
The ground and pound from Jonsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson in side control, throwing shots but Castillo defends.
Jonsson is putting a hurting on Castillo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ozzie Castillo's cut is getting worse.
Jonsson throwing strikes but Castillo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Jonsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castillo tries to move to mount but Jonsson blocks the move with his legs.
Jonsson is looking to regain half guard here but Castillo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to take a break and control but Jonsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jonsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Castillo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Castillo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castillo throws some wild stikes that Jonsson manages to avoid easily.
Castillo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jonsson tries to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
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!
Jonsson gets back to half guard.
Jonsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jonsson.
Jonsson kicks Castillo off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Jonsson's head but Jonsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jonsson scores with a three punch combo!
Jonsson moves out of range as Castillo strikes.
Jonsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castillo at a distance.
Castillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castillo throws a lazy right hand but Jonsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jonsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillo misses with a combination
so Jonsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jonsson.
Jonsson trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorgen Jonsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ozzie Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Castillo avoids the body shot from Jonsson.
Castillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jonsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonsson tries to clinch up.
Castillo throws a looping overhand right but Jonsson ducks down to avoid it.
Jonsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to sprawl but Jonsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jonsson trying to control from half guard but Castillo is working away.
Jonsson throwing shots but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Jonsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonsson working over Castillo with some ground and pound. Castillo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ozzie Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castillo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jonsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jonsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jonsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Ozzie Castillo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jonsson.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to control the pace but Castillo is squirming around nicely.
Jorgen Jonsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jonsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Castillo because Jonsson loaded up on that one.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jonsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Jonsson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jonsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jorgen Jonsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jonsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorgen Jonsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jonsson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorgen Jonsson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rover Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ensemble of the restless. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Desperado by Los Lobos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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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
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rover Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia with a jab.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Garcia unloading with bombs!
Garcia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie is rocked!
Garcia lands a big shot to the head and Gracie winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sergio Garcia!
After the fight, Sergio Garcia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Blockhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Hammer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Hammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Demian Blockhead!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blockhead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammer can pounce on him.
Hammer tries to work over Blockhead's front leg with a kick but Blockhead checks it.
Hammer misses with a leg kick.
Hammer misses with a leg kick.
Anton Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blockhead moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammer.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Blockhead checks it.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
Hammer is looking to score with low kicks.
Hammer punishes Blockhead's body with a nice straight punch.
Hammer misses with a leg kick
and Blockhead counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hammer misses with a hook. Blockhead ducked under it nicely.
Hammer connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blockhead.
Hammer misses with a kick to the body.
Blockhead scores with a jab.
Blockhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blockhead checks a low kick from Hammer.
Blockhead takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blockhead takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blockhead throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer counters with a body kick that stops Blockhead in his tracks momentarily.
Hammer lands a head kick. Blockhead smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Demian Blockhead has been cut.
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!
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Blockhead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammer.
Hammer lands with a kick to the temple. Blockhead shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blockhead avoids a kick to the body.
Blockhead takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blockhead looks gassed!
Hammer avoids the body shot from Blockhead.
Hammer connects with a leg kick. Blockhead looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blockhead.
Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hammer misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hammer.
Hammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hammer cracks Blockhead with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hammer! Blockhead is out on his feet! Hammer rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Blockhead is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Blockhead is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Hammer!
Anton Hammer retains his light heavyweight title!
Anton Hammer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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